Deco Downplays Xavi Talks: Focus on the Athletic Club-FC Barcelona Match

Despite Xavi Hernández publicly emphasizing the firmness and irreversibility of his decision to step down as FC Barcelona’s coach at the end of the current season, it’s no secret that some members of Joan Laporta’s board and the club’s sports commission would prefer the Catalan coach to reconsider and continue leading the Barça sporting project.

Deco, the club’s top sports executive, was once again questioned about this possibility in the buildup to the Athletic Club-FC Barcelona match. “I think there’s a lot, too much, talk about this issue. I already mentioned, regarding Xavi’s future, that the decision he made is not what we wanted, but now we have to focus on playing match by match, thinking about what we need to do in the games,” responded the director of football on ‘Movistar +’.