The name of the former Barcelona coach emerged as a possibility after Martino’s resignation. At the moment, Xavi has been ruled out as the new coach of Messi’s Inter Miami.
Inter Miami will have a new coach. Gerardo Tata Martino is expected to resign in the next few hours for personal reasons from a position that is currently looking to Europe for a successor. There was talk of Javier Mascherano, Thierry Henry and even Xavi, who would not have it in his head to be Lionel Messi ‘s next coach.
In Spain they talk about an impossible dream. They do not deny that the former coach and glory of Barcelona could be among the candidates to be the next coach of the great MLS project, but they have already made contacts with a view to getting Xavi to the city where Messi shines at the top since his departure from PSG. Several reasons come together to understand everything. So what?
MARCA says that Xavi wants a top team as his next challenge . The young coach’s departure from Barcelona was a storm in his plans, as well as the start of a sabbatical year that will not be altered for the moment. Having to start a new campaign in January, far from Europe and leaving the coaching circle of the old continent would not be in the plans of the man who was one of Messi’s best partners on the pitch.
This is not just another choice for Miami. We are talking about who could surely be Lionel Andrés’ last coach for La Florida. The Argentine, with a contract until December 31, 2025, is waiting for a series of changes to come to the team that has already said goodbye to activity until February. Xavi wants to continue in Europe, an attractive project and above all, continue his career in the football of the old continent.
So, what? Until Martino resigns, we will have to wait for clarity on what Miami is looking for. However, media outlets such as the Herald speak of a list of candidates to replace him that has profiles of all kinds. Tite, Joachim Löw, Frank Lampard, Erik Ten Hag, Massimiliano Allegri and Maurizio Sarri, some of the latest names that have emerged in the last few hours. Messi will have a new coach, everything points to it not being Xavi and in La Florida they expect a key Friday in the future of the club.
Xavi has already made it clear that he will not return until the summer of 2025
“I already said that if I didn’t continue, I would take a break, which I think is necessary. Then we’ll see what the future holds for me… I need to rest,” he made clear on May 25 during his last press conference as Barcelona coach. That appearance marked the beginning of a sabbatical year that for now will not be interrupted by Miami. That is what they expect in Spain.
Xavi and Messi’s numbers together
They coincided in the city of Barcelona for 11 years when we talk about the first team of Barcelona. A total of four UEFA Champions Leagues, seven editions of LaLiga, three Copa del Rey, six Spanish Super Cups, three Club World Cups and two European Super Cups were lifted by one of the most important partnerships in the modern history of the club. Sharing the podium in the 2010 Ballon d’Or, the highest point of a relationship that for the moment has no second part in La Florida.
