The temptation is there. The imbroglio of Gavi's contract opens the door for several Premier teams to pay attention to the future of the Andalusian midfielder. But Xavi, who this season has made him play in 40 games, 32 starts, is clear that the interior should not move from Barcelona. “I'm not in the brains of others but I think that Gavi will not be so happy elsewhere. He is 18 years old and is a starter. His future goes through Barça. He will decide but he will not be so happy outside, ”he advised her.
Instead, the technician prefers to park his renewal. Laporta announced that he was already considering extending the contract of the man from Terrassa and Xavi acknowledged that this week there have been contacts. But the coach believes that this is not the time. “I am happy that they value the work. There are conversations every day with the president and with Mateu. There will be no problem to understand each other, just like if things go wrong. But the important thing now is to focus on winning the League”.
"I don't know. It is a question for them. We compete against very strong rivals. Now you see Madrid and Atlético play and you realize the level they have. Much credit to my players. Either of the two squads could win the League, I think"
“I'm not in the brains of others but I think that Gavi will not be so happy elsewhere. He is 18 years old and is a starter. His future goes through Barça. He will decide but he will not be so happy outside ”
Xavi has the League title between his eyebrows. He does not want to be distracted, but to return to victory, after the 0-0 draw against Girona. "I would say that this is not the time for many tests," he said before facing Getafe. “The difficult thing is to win games. It will be another test. They play a lot. They risk their lives and not go down. We are very excited to win the League. We would have signed to be leaders like that before we started. But we will need to win many games to win the title, ”he warned.
The man from Egar believes that the next four games are key to discouraging Real Madrid and Atlético, pursuers from afar. “We compete against very strong rivals. Now you see Madrid and Atlético play and you realize the level they have. Either of the two squads could win the League, it seems to me. For this reason, I say that my players have a lot of merit, ”he stressed.
For the match, the coach still has not recovered Pedri, De Jong, Dembélé or Christensen, although, according to him, they are all close to reappearing. “We have to practically stop the players. Next week almost everyone will be there. They could have forced but we have thought that it is better to hold them for a week ”, he revealed.
Looking ahead to the following season, Xavi believes that the right-back is well covered and that Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres should not give up. Regarding captain Busquets, Xavi leaves everything in the hands of the footballer but separates him from the arrival of Messi. “The most important thing is that Busquets is calm and helps us. I don't think he has anything to do with whether Messi returns or not. But that he has to see how the course ends. If he stays it will be important
