Just three weeks ago they were seen hugging and smiling, but today they are looking at each other through the scope. They may even part ways, with Barcelona president Joan Laporta so furious with chief of staff Xavi Hernandez that there are rumors he could hand him the sack when this season ends.Not because Barca didn’t win anything, but because Xavi attacked the president’s vanity and allegedly hurt him by publicly commenting on the situation at the club. Everyone sees that it is bad and no matter that Laporta tries to make it beautiful with make-up, it will rather be that Xavi, as an athlete, a man who knows Barca’s DNA, notices that something is wrong and does not hesitate to communicate it.Before facing Almeria – in a match that the Catalans won 2-0 thanks to Fermin Lopez’s goals and thus congratulated the coach on his jubilee in the form of the 100th coached game in La Liga – Xavi expressed his dissatisfaction with the financial situation at the club.”The Barça fan must understand that our position is difficult, especially on an economic level, in order to compete appropriately at the top level, with Real Madrid in Spain, that is, the Champions League clubs that invest a lot of money. It is no longer like 25 years ago, when the coach said he wanted such and such a player and he would immediately come to us,” Xavi said.Barca should thank its gems for saving at least their dignity when the title has gone to MadridHe probably unwittingly irritated the president. From circles close to Laporta, Mundo Deportivo and Marca write that the Blaugrana leader resented the coach for these words. His view is that signings such as Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Jules Kounde, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie (all of whom arrived in Laporta’s first year of his second term) are of top quality and that a lot of money has been invested in their wages. The result is one national championship title and one Super Cup. According to the president’s opinion, it is little compared to the history and ambitions of Barca, which did not win anything this season, nor did it improve competitively and playing compared to the last one. For which, also, Laporta cannot forgive Xavi. Interestingly, only three weeks after they announced that they were continuing together, although at the beginning of 2024, after the defeat against Villarreal, the former captain said that he was leaving.Later, after the victory over Almería, he softened his initial attitude a little by saying that Barcelona’s ambition is to always fight for trophies, but if there is no investment – and serious investment – they will hardly be able to match Real Madrid.🚨 There will be a meeting between Joan Laporta and Xavi this evening! 👀🇪🇸Xavi could be removed from his position as coach of the team. ❌(Source: @ferrancorreas) pic.twitter.com/9x2NJp5czT— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) May 17, 2024 That things got out of control and are far from ideal is evidenced by the Marca article, in which the newspaper from the capital enumerates the reasons for which Laporta is even more angry. Among them stands out the status of Vitor Roque, brought in to be a future star of Barcelona, and there is no place for him under Xavi and a loan is already mentioned (AC Milan and Porto are interested). On the same wave, it is reported that during the conversation with Laporta, Xavi expressed his belief that this team has the capacity to fight for the titles, and then went public with different views.Laporta did not travel to visit Almeria, director Deco was not there either (absent for personal reasons) and we are waiting for the Portuguese to return, so that the three of them sit down at the table and resolve their doubts. One thing is certain: this does not suit Barcelona.##NAJAVA_MECA_8109807##
