Xavi denies reports that Barcelona's leadership is considering firing him
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Barcelona, Spain: Xavi Hern ndez on Saturday denied a slew of reports in Spanish media outlets that Barcelona s leadership is considering firing the c...
Barcelona, Spain: Xavi Hernández on Saturday denied a slew of reports in Spanish media outlets that Barcelona’s leadership is considering firing the coach for having said that the club's poor finances will impede it from competing with Real Madrid.
"The club has transmitted to me that I should stay calm and continue working with the same motivation and commitment. Nothing has changed,” Xavi said at a pregame news conference.
Almost all the questions he faced were about the speculation in Spain’s sports press that club president Joan Laporta was upset with Xavi for having said earlier this week that "the situation is very difficult, above all on the economic level, for us to compete with our top rivals, whether it be Real Madrid or teams in Europe.”
The media reports said Laporta is pondering a replacement for Xavi this summer.
Xavi insisted Saturday that he had heard no such thing from the club.