The Spanish newspaper Marca presented, this Monday, some of the reasons that led to the breakdown of the relationship between Xavi Hernández and Joan Laporta and which even led to the departure of the Spanish coach from Barcelona at the end of this season.
Emilio Pérez de Rozas, a Spanish journalist, revealed to the aforementioned publication that it all started a few weeks ago, when planning for the new season began. Xavi didn't want João Félix to continue, but the truth is that the Catalans' leader's idea was to keep the Portuguese international
"Everything ended as we predicted. From the beginning, it seemed that Laporta did not want this coach. There is a blatant influence of the agents of Joan Laporta's 'close friends' on the president. Everything fell apart because Laporta stopped trusting the coach, without masks, and because football criteria don't coincide with what he and Deco think", said the aforementioned journalist.
Emilio Pérez de Rozas hinted that Xavi's opinion changed during a dinner.
"Xavi changed his mind after the famous 'sushi dinner', when he began to see that the changes he wanted to make to the team were not well received and that Laporta was throwing them like a dart. At that dinner, they reached an agreement in which he would continue next season, but Xavi clarified and said that he had to make some changes. These adjustments are the fact that he does not want João Félix, nor Lewandowski. In both cases, it is Laporta's whims and, when Xavi proposed them, see that they will not be granted", he continued.
"Then, Xavi adds that, if there is a chance, Ronald Araújo and Raphinha should be sold. Then, once again, he is faced with the impossibility imposed by Laporta. Xavi wants Nico Williams and Deco prefers Dani Olmo or Luis Díaz. Zubimendi or Kimmich and Laporta is thinking about Guido Rodríguez... It seems that, in the middle of the season, Deco even offered Lopi, from Almeria. Then, it was in the interval between 'El ático del Sushi' and the preview of Almería, when. Xavi raised his voice and started a battle", he stressed.
"Xavi ended up being fired because he bought into a triumphalist speech from the president. At the beginning of the season, Xavi committed himself to the team playing better. I think another thing that Laporta, who is a football fanatic, must have taken into account is the idea that this squad, with more hours of work and dedication, would have better results", he concluded.
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