Xavi

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was clear: “Xavi will be Barca’s coach, sooner or later.” Just not quite yet, it seems. On July 5, the former Blaugrana playmaker penned a new deal to see him remain as coach of Qatari club Al Sadd until the summer of 2021. A month later, his former club appointed Ronald Koeman to replace Quique Setien.

“Happy to be a part of this great club for another year,” Xavi commented on Instagram after his new contract was announced. “We will keep up our hard work and total dedication to the club to repay their confidence in us.”