Barcelona pundit suggests Laporta should hire Xavi as Rafa Marquez replacement

It has been a summer of overhaul at FC Barcelona as far as the coaching department is concerned across various teams.

Xavi Hernandez was relieved of his duties as manager of the first team while Jonatan Giraldez stepped down from his role as the head coach of the Barça Femeni side.

Oscar Lopez vacated the position of the Barça Juvenil A coach and now, Rafa Marquez is all set to depart from his role as the manager of Barcelona Atletic.

Indeed, only months after signing a new contract, the former defender is set to bid goodbye to Barça to take up a position with the Mexican national team on a six-year contract – the first two of which will be the assistant to the current manager before taking over from him.

Barcelona scrambling for a replacement

Given Rafa Marquez’s sudden departure, which is expected to be made official on Sunday, Joan Laporta & co. are left scrambling to find a replacement.

After all, Barça Atletic, who just missed out on promotion to La Liga 2 last season, are supposed to start pre-season training on Monday.

And now, Barcelona pundit Jesus Mancuer has put forward a very interesting and perhaps outlandish suggestion as far as the new head coach for Barça Atletic is concerned.

Xavi left Barcelona after the end of the last season. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Indeed, Mancuer has suggested the idea of Laporta & co. hiring Xavi Hernandez to replace Rafa Marquez as the new head coach of the reserve team.

Laporta’s administration has seemingly given preference to those with past ties with the club as far as coaching appointments have been concerned, hiring the likes of Xavi, Marquez, and more recently Juliano Belletti to take over the Juvenil A setup.

However, a swift return for Xavi, that too with the subsidiary team, after the manner in which his exit was handled by the club, seems extremely unlikely.

The club legend also insisted upon his exit that he wanted to spend some time away from coaching after having had to deal with…

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Author : Michel Durant

Publish date : 2024-07-20 19:05:27

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