According to Western media Donbalon, Barcelona is considering changing coaches, and Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is the ideal candidate, but it is very difficult to poach. In terms of transfers, Barcelona are ready to give up Felix in favor of another Portugal international, Joao Cancelo.
Barcelona are currently seven points behind Real Madrid in fourth place and have poor prospects of competing for the La Liga title. In the Champions League, Barcelona qualified first in the group, but the overall performance was average, and no one may believe that Xavi can lead the team to the Champions League trophy. After nearly two seasons in charge, Xavi's tenure at Barcelona seems to have reached a bottleneck, with the team's defence significantly declining compared to last season, and the attacking problems are even greater. Xavi is confident that he can turn things around, but at a club like Barcelona, not much time is given, and if the team has nothing to achieve this season, Xavi is not low in chance.
According to reports, Barcelona is planning a change of manager, and the club's top management has three interested candidates, namely Arteta, Michel and Marquez. Among them, Mikel Arteta stands out, as the Spanish boss played for Barcelona as a player, but he didn't make much of a name for himself and had a higher level of success in the Premier League as a player. As a coach, Arteta has a relatively high starting point, has been an assistant to Pep Guardiola for a long time, and has brought giants like Arsenal to the top of the day. At the moment, Mikel Arteta is doing well, with Arsenal recovering clearly and have been a strong contender for the Premier League title in the last two seasons.
Today, Arteta is one of the most sought-after coaches in all of Europe, and his resume is enough to make Barcelona look sideways. However, Arteta's move to Barcelona is now highly unlikely, with his job on track and Arsenal unlikely to let go of their manager at the moment. Mikel Arteta would certainly like to take charge of Barca, but it's not the right time.
Michel is the current manager of Girona, and his results this season are obvious to all, and Barca lost to Girona this season, they like Michel's coaching style and philosophy, and the price to pay for poaching is not high, and the probability is significantly higher than Arteta. Another candidate is Barça youth coach Marquez, who is a favourite for Deco and whose relationship with Xavi seems to be average.
In terms of transfers, Barcelona need to decide whether to buy Felix and Joao Cancelo, both of whom have come on loan. According to reports, after weighing, Barcelona made a decision to pay about 35 million euros to buy out Cancelo and give up Felix. There are a few factors to consider, first of all, Cancelo can be left or right, and Barcelona are not many in the two wing-back positions, so they have more options in attack. Again, Cancelo's overall performance is better than Felix, and Xavi relies heavily on the former.
In addition, Felix's buyout fee needs about 70 million, almost twice as much as Cancelo, and Barcelona, which is financially tight, cannot afford this fee and can only let it go. In order to come to Camp Nou, Felix made big concessions on personal terms, however, it seems that Barcelona are going to let him down.