Barcelona officially appoint Xavi Hernandez as new manager

The Spaniard left Barcelona for Al Sadd in 2015 to continue his playing career in Qatar before becoming the manager of the club. Xavi delivered the league title in his second season in charge of the club and went on to win five more trophies in his tenure at the club. The Blaugrana icon has now returned to Barcelona as their new manager after the Spanish giants sacked Ronald Koeman for their woeful form in domestic and European competitions. A daunting task awaits Xavi as he will be tasked with steadying their ship while ushering in a new era in the history of the club under the Spaniard.

"FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Xavi Hernandez for him to become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons. Xavi Hernandez, a youth team product at Barca, has left his current club, Al Sadd of Qatar, after talks held over the last few days with the owners of the club. It is expected that Xavi Hernandez will arrive in Barcelona this weekend and that on Monday 8 November his presentation as new FC Barcelona’s first team coach will take place in an event open to the public at Camp Nou. After the event, Xavi Hernandez will appear in a press conference in the Ricard Maxenchs press room," said Barcelona in a statement on their official website.