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FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has announced that he will leave his post on June 30.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe announcement came at a post-match press conference which followed Barca\u2019s 5-3 loss to Villarreal at the Montjuic Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Barca came back from a two-goal deficit to lead 3-2 at one point of the proceedings, but then conceded an equalizer approaching full time ahead of Villarreal striking a further two times to practically end the hosts\u2019 hopes of retaining their La Liga title.<\/p>\n
RAC1 reported that president Joan Laporta had called a meeting with the sporting area after the full time whistle to \u201canalyze\u201d Barca\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n
Xavi was then reportedly summoned to meet Laporta and finally appeared for his post-match press conference around an hour and a half after the defeat that left Barca 10 points behind bitter rivals Real Madrid at the summit.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore you ask me the pertinent questions, I want to announce that from June 30 I will not continue as Barca coach,\u201d Xavi revealed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking about it with Laporta and with the sporting area, and as a Culer I think the club needs a change of dynamic,\u201d the legendary midfielder explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a Culer, thinking about the club and the players, I think they will be freed up and calmer. Thinking as a club man, I think the best thing to do is to leave on June 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat said, I\u2019ll give it my all the remaining four months, I think we can have a good season and hopefully the dynamic will change,\u201d Xavi insisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the president very much, both him and [Vice President] Rafa [Yuste], Alejandro, and [Sporting Director] Deco,\u201d Xavi went on.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir confidence until today was full but it\u2019s time. I\u2019m not moved by economic situations, I\u2019m moved by the heart and I think it\u2019s the best situation for the club.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a problem. We played a totally unfortunate game and it\u2019s time for a change of direction for the players, who don\u2019t deserve it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a blow to see how they beat you in a match that you had come back from. I don\u2019t remember a match as cruel as today\u2019s in my career,\u201d Xavi claimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need a change of course for the good of the club and this will de-escalate the situation surrounding Barca,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n
The bombshell development comes amid Cadena SER reporting that Thiago Motta was being lined up as a replacement for Xavi, who has been in the dugout since November 2021.<\/p>\n
Though the German appears set to take a sabbatical after similarly stepping down from the Liverpool manager\u2019s job in the summer, Jurgen Klopp would also be a dream appointment for Laporta as SPORT explained before the weekend.<\/p>\n
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