Jorge Mendes, Jose Mourinho’s agent, has put the Portuguese supervisor as much as exchange Xavi at Barcelona.
On Tuesday, January 16, the legendary supervisor was sacked by Roma and proven the exit door from Stadio Olimpico.
The 60-year-old supervisor was fired after taking the crew to consecutive European finals. Roma determined to alleviate Mourinho of his duties on the finish after the membership dropped to ninth place in Serie A.
After falling out with groups together with Tottenham, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Actual Madrid, Mourinho has been fired for the sixth time in his profession.
Nevertheless, his agent is reportedly contemplating a shock transfer to have the previous Porto supervisor take over at Barcelona, Madrid’s bitter rivals.
Barca have reaffirmed their help for supervisor Xavi, however issues might change rapidly. The Catalan giants are at the moment fourth in La Liga, a lot under than they need to be. They face Napoli within the subsequent spherical of the Champions League and an elimination might value Xavi his job.
Xavi goes by way of some of the difficult durations in his administration profession and in line with some stories, has misplaced the dressing room.
Though Mourinho is supposedly being thought-about, Athletic Bilbao supervisor Rafa Marquez is supposedly the front-runner for the Camp Nou place.
Based on Spanish outlet El Nacional, Barcelona is not going to entertain Mourinho’s agent’s request due to his advanced historical past with the membership.
His 2011 violent incident with Tito Vilanova, the assistant of Barca supervisor Pep Guardiola on the time, was one main scandal.
On the Camp Nou, after Lionel Messi’s profitable aim, there was a battle when Mourinho jabbed Vilanova within the eye.
Thiago Motta and Rafa Marquez, two of Xavi’s former Barcelona colleagues, might succeed him at Camp Nou.