{"id":1125605,"date":"2020-01-16T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1125605"},"modified":"2020-01-16T14:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T14:12:31","slug":"barcelona-xavi-confirms-offer-replace-valverde","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/barcelona-xavi-confirms-offer-replace-valverde\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona news: Xavi confirms offer to replace Ernesto Valverde"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Xavi Hernandez has confirmed he turned down an approach from Barcelona to become his former club&#8217;s new manager earlier this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona announced the departure of Ernesto Valverde and the appointment of former Real Betis boss Quique Seti\u00e9n this week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7467210\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After losing to Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup, the strained relations between Valverde and Barcelona came to a head and reports emerged suggesting the Spaniard was facing the axe.<\/p>\n<p>During that period of uncertainty, there was talk that Barcelona had approached club legend Xavi \u2013 who is currently in charge of Qatari side Al Sadd \u2013 to replace Valverde.<\/p>\n<p>And Xavi has now confirmed rumours that he rejected the opportunity to return to the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, I received an offer from Barcelona in the presence of Eric Abidal and Oscar Grau, but I didn&#8217;t accept it,&#8221; Xavi said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fixing Manchester United&#039;s Transfer Situation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UnEu0i87AjQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s too soon to coach Barcelona, but it will continue to be my dream to be Barcelona coach in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Xavi spent the vast majority of his career with Barcelona having come through the club&#8217;s famous academy, La Masia.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old won eight La Liga titles and lifted the Champions League trophy four times before moving to Al Sadd as a player in 2015. 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