The conversation between Xavi and Jordi Alba that sentenced the exit of the side

The exit of Jordi Alba surprised to many in the FC Barcelona this summer. In 2022, the international Spanish descartó good offers to be still in the group blaugrana, but this year preferred to terminate his agreement, which finalised in 2024, to leave free to the Inter Miami beside Sergio Busquets. In this sense, a talk between the left side and Xavi Hernández to the beginning of the past season would have been key in the decision of the '18'.

"If sometime you seat you frustrated especially with me then I'm sorry a lot. It looks, I want you a lot, I respect you and I want you a lot, it is not at all personal and know it", would have said the egarense to Jordi once that Alejandro Balde began to strengthen like titling. At the end, the player of 19 years won him the place to the of L'Hospitalet and the player of 32 years pactó with the club a satisfactory solution for both parts.

Xavi always had it clear: Jordi had to go out

The good moment of Balde and the arrival of Marcos Alonso opened the door to Alba, but the '18' preferred to remain and struggle by a place. However, Xavi always had clear that the best was to dispense of the '18' and of any referent that was not in conditions to surrender to tope. "Like trainer, sometimes have to take decisions, and these decisions are used to to be difficult, especially when it treats to have friends", added the trainer culé in his talk with Jordi.

In fact, Xavi had recognised the difficult that was to dismiss to Gerard Hammered the past year. "When you have to take contrary decisions to what would want the player, the situation begins to be difficult. To I Hammered had to say him that it stepped at the side, that would play less. It cost me even sleep, because we had enjoyed a lot together", argued the Barcelona technician.

For Xavi, the priority is to have the best for the team

"With Alba have the feeling that you fail like fellow, but have to prioritise to the team", added the one of Terrassa in his reflection on the decisions taken in the past season. Of the captains of the Barça, only Sergi Roberto is still in the staff, since Sergio Busquets also preferred to go this year, although the '5' was the only that could keep his place in the XI from the arrival of Xavi. At the end, the egarense has taken difficult decisions, but hit in function of the best for the team.