Xavi Hernández has received an offer to take charge of Juventus, a European giant. The answer has been no… until June 30.
Xavi imitates Pep Guardiola when he left Barça. He has wanted to take a sabbatical year to unwind, recharge, and return to the benches with strength.
Xavi will end up at Juventus, but next season
The Turin offer hasn’t come at a good time, but it remains on the table. Both parties have agreed to resume talks in April.
Juve is in 15th place before the last round of the Champions League group stage. With hardly any chance of securing the round of 16 among the top eight.
Meanwhile, in the Italian league, things aren’t going better. They are in fifth position, outside the spots that give access to the Champions League, 16 points behind Napoli, the competition leader.
Thiago Motta is sentenced
The once-great of Italy and Europe is experiencing an era of mediocrity, mired in a crisis of play and results. Meanwhile, their coach, the former Barcelona player Thiago Motta, is so questioned that his dismissal is considered certain.
Motta requested the signing of Ronald Araújo to solve his defensive problems, but the Uruguayan center-back ended up signing his renewal with Barça.
Meanwhile, as he spends his last months unemployed, Xavi is already preparing his strategy to say “yes” to Juventus.
What he is clear about is that it won’t happen to him like at Barça. He was an emergency signing and had to accept what he was given. He was forced to learn to compete with a team that wasn’t up to the club’s history.
Araújo, the first on Xavi’s list
His arrival at Juventus would come with company. He will insist again with Araújo, knowing that Barça has renewed him with the idea of transferring him this summer for his new clause: 65 million.
But Araújo won’t be the only addition to Xavi’s new Juventus. With him will also come Nico Williams, whose 60 million clause is more than affordable for Juventus. And Joshua Kimmich, who won’t renew with Bayern and will land in Turin after Flick ruled him out for Barça.
Lamine Yamal, who has firsthand information due to his friendship with Nico Williams, has informed his teammates about Xavi’s situation. And about the signings he plans to make in his new team.
