A year after the confusing official announcement of the signing of Xavi

Although the goodbye Gerard Pique has overshadowed anything, this Sunday, November 6, one year has passed since the official signing of the Xavi Hernandez as a technician of boat. The official announcement was preceded by a day of much confusion, with different versions of al-saddhis home club, and the boat.

The azulgrana club contacted at 01.47. at the dawn of 6-N the hiring of the technician until 2024. They are times of contradiction with a happy ending. And at that moment al-sadd announced through a statement at 11:46 am on Friday the 5th that Barça is paying the termination clause of the coach’s contract, estimated at five million euros, the Barça club denied it at 1:28 pm

Later, at 6:47 pm, Barça insisted that the contracts were not ready, although it confirmed, on the other hand, that Xavi had traveled that same day to Barcelona. All agreed, as explained Rafa Yusteathletic vice president, and Mateu Alemany, football manager

A few hours later, from the Camp Nou the announcement was made official, early in the morning, at 1:47 on Saturday 6-N, with many editions of the newspapers already closed, although the websites were working full speed. The note did not specify whether there was a payment clause but said his contract lasted two years. Xavi he landed at noon on a Saturday with the whole family in time to watch a league match on Sunday and be introduced on Monday.

They are days of conversation. His former club’s announcement angered Barça representatives Dohaa And you already Mateu Germanywho designed the operation with Xavi following the rules of Joan Laporta. The president traveled to Vigo who attended an event with Galician clubs, assigned talks but glued to his mobile. The intervention of himself Xavi It turned out to be important in the end.