The Catalan radio "Cadena Ser" indicated that the sports director of Barcelona, Frenchman Eric Abidal, discussed with Xavi the possibility of training the team for the next season, and also for the remainder of the current season in the event of abandoning Valverde.
The newspaper "Marca" that Abidal met Chafee, accompanied by the CEO of the Spanish club Oscar Grau, as quoted by "AFP."
These reports come after Barcelona lost 2-3 against Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, which will bring its final match Sunday between the poles of the capital Real and Atletico.
The loss added to the pressure on Valverde, despite the fact that the club tops the La Liga ranking by goal difference from rivals Real II.
Valverde has held his current position since the summer of 2017, and during this period he led Barcelona to two league titles and a title in the King's Cup.
Xavi won with Barcelona a series of titles, most notably the Champions League four times, and the Spanish League eight times, as was the previous midfield star in the golden generation of Spanish football, and contributed to the team won the World Cup 2010 and the European Cup 2008 and 2012.
