Xavi Hernandez, one of Barcelona finest sons, has definitely returned to his boyhood club and will be Blagurana’s new boss.The news of Xavi’s move to Barca is officially confirmed by his former side Al Sadd through a statement on social media:OFFICIAL: Al-Sadd announce that Xavi will leave the club to become Barcelona’s new head coach.A legend returns home. 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/VAMKUqoch4— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 5, 2021 “The Al Sadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s move to Barcelona after the payment of the release clause stipulated in the contract,” read the post from the club CEO Turki Al-Ali.Turki Al-Ali: The #AlSadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s move to Barcelona after the payment of the release clause stipulated in the contract. We’ve agreed on cooperation with Barcelona in the future. Xavi is an important part of Al-Sadd’s history and we wish him success. pic.twitter.com/3FvCOdYl5X— 🏆 #76 Al Sadd SC | نادي السد (@AlsaddSC) November 5, 2021 The Catalan media have suggested that the 41-year-old coach has already decided on the coaching staff that will assist him at Camp Nou. Oscar Hernández and Sergio Alegre will be the two working closest with the former midfielder, Ivan Torres will be the fitness coach, Carlos Nogueira the physio and David Prats, Toni Lobo and Sergio Garcia will be the scouts.Xavi is coming back to Barcelona to become head coachBarcelona president Joan Laporta has not travelled to Doha to negotiate for Xavi. The Qatari club was, firstly, unwilling to meet the Barcelona delegation made up of Rafa Yuste and Mateu Alemany. However, things have obviously changed during Friday morning, and two clubs made a definite deal that would allow Xavi to pursue his dream.CELTA – BARCELONAHernandez spent 18 years at Camp Nou as a player before moving to Al Sadd in 2015, where he launched his coaching career in 2019.
