Marca reported that Xavi Hernandez may take severe revenge on Barcelona president Joan Laporta if the latter carries out his threat and sacks the coach at the end of this season.
Xavi’s contract at Barcelona is still extended until 2025, but when he announced his departure last January, he confirmed that he would waive all his financial dues for the remaining year.
Xavi reversed his previous decision and decided to continue with Barcelona next season, but a few days later Laporta decided to dismiss the coach due to his statements in which he considered that Barcelona could not compete with the big players in Europe due to the difficult economic conditions.
According to “Marca”, the way Laporta dealt with Xavi and the possibility of his dismissal may make the coach refuse to give up his financial benefits, and here it will cause a strong crisis in the coffers of the Catalan club.
Barcelona will owe an amount of more than 15 million euros to Xavi if he decides to dismiss him and not complete the contract next season, which may increase the stranglehold on Barcelona’s coffers, which is already suffering from a severe crisis.
Although Xavi repeatedly stressed that money is his last concern and that all he focuses on is Barcelona’s interest, what he will consider Laporta’s “betrayal” of him will likely push him to this very hot revenge.
This amount may affect the appointment of a new coach for Barcelona, as it will likely make Laporta resort to the least financially expensive options, and the talk here is about Barcelona B coach, Rafael Marquez.
The impact will not stop here, but will also cause a gap in the summer transfer market, in light of Barcelona’s struggle with the Financial Fair Play law.
