The Barcelona team has chosen Luis Enrique as their preferred coach to replace Xavi Hernandez, the newspaper reported this Sunday. Sport.
The PSG coach led the Catalan team for three seasons, from 2014 to 2017. While at the helm of the Blaugrana, he won the Champions League, the European Super Cup, two Spanish leagues, three Royal Cups and the Spanish Super Cup.
Several members of the Barcelona team worked under the Spanish coach during this period and consider him the ideal figure to help the club return to sporting success. The desire came from both a group of captains, namely German goalkeeper Ter Stegen, and young players such as Spanish midfielder Pedri.
Xavi Hernandez will leave Barcelona at the end of the season. “It’s time to change the dynamic and announce that as of June 30 I will no longer be here,” the manager said at a press conference after the 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal in the 21st round of the Spanish league. The former club footballer does not want to “be a problem”, especially “for the players”, he said on Saturday.
Luis Enrique’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the emblem of the French league, where Portuguese Vitinha, Gonçalo Ramos and Danilo Pereira play, runs until June 2025.