Total confidence: Laporta believes that Xavi will be at Barça for many years

In his first year like president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta shows satisfied by the management made up to now, mainly from the sportive. The president decided to replace to Ronald Koeman in November with Xavi Hernández, the one who then directed to the To the Sadd catarí and, since, the club has improved notably his performance, reaching the last weekend the third tie of the classification in LaLiga and with a lot of expectations for trascending in the Europe League, where this week will confront to the Galatasaray by the gone of the eighth of final.

"It was sure that it would be trainer of the Barça. And ojalá that went with me of president. Xavi is answering with grow because it is a trainer that knows the club, that wants it, that respects the decisions and has personality not to leave influenciar. Besides, has very clear how have to play and is a worker. It is a patient of the football and this does him live the Barça and all what surrounds to the team. I am very satisfied, will be a lot of years and will give us a lot of joys", sintetizó the president culé.​

Likewise, Laporta ensured that the best of his prmer year at the head of the institution is to see see how Xavi has changed the mentality of the team. "We have recovered our essences to level futbolístico. It would remain me with this and that have achieved that the culés go back to have hope", added. Also it highlighted the importance of the technician egarense for the preparation of the staff of face to the 2021-22 and the next signings. "The combination of Jordi Cruyff (sportive adviser) and Mateu Alemany (director of football) with the trainer is very good and is of the things of which am more satisfied because, with a rule and some resources that do not go us in favour, have done big operations that have helped to the change that has done Xavi", argued.

The exit of Koeman, unavoidable

Joan Laporta no unseen that, if hunbiese depended exclusively of him, Ronald Koeman would have gone out before the club, since it was something that his intición indicated him. "When it finish the season happened already had doubts and like this did it to him know to the trainer. He wanted to follow and we were in a sportive and economic context determinate. By respect to his figure, gave him an opportunity. But the time does you see things that before did not see them… try It, but did not go well and it was necessary to take another painful decision", puntualizó the president.

Of equal way, ensured to have respected to the people and prioritise the interests of the club. "The perfect decision does not exist, but take a decision and think that was good because we improve", finalised on the exit of the míster Dutch in October. With Xavi in the bench, the Barça has escalado of the eighth to the third place in LaLiga and only has lost two parties. To Laporta him ilusiona the present of the team and the Europe League, trophy that the club does not have in his vitrinas. "Ojalá Can win , but there is team complicated. Play against the Galatasaray will not be easy, besides play first here. Every time we are improving, but it is necessary to go eliminatory to eliminatory. Will have options", puntualizó the president culé.