According to Western media Donbalon, after Xavi announced his resignation, Barcelona launched the search for a new coach, Arteta, the old coach Valverde and other 4 people, are the main candidates to replace Xavi.
In the Copa del Rey match, Barcelona lost 2-4 to Athletic Bilbao and lost another possible trophy, and the content of the game was lackluster. Previously, Barcelona suffered a 4-1 defeat at the feet of arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final, and in January, Xavi's side withdrew from the competition for both cups. To salvage this season, Xavi will need to lead the team to win trophies in the Champions League or La Liga, and he will face a very complex task with considerable difficulty. After the defeat to Villarreal, Xavi did not resist the pressure and announced his resignation. For Laporta, Xavi's voluntary departure may be better than Barcelona's sacking of the latter.
According to the report, Barcelona already have a number of targets, including Mikel Arteta, Michel (Girona), Thiago Motta and former boss Ernesto Valverde. What some people may not know is that Arteta came through the Barcelona youth system and did not get many opportunities in the first team at that time. Tazigo knows the club and his game philosophy is in line with Barca's requirements, but he manages Arsenal, one of the best teams on the planet, who are more financially active than Barcelona and the Premier League is considered the best league. Therefore, if Barcelona make an offer, Arteta will consider it, but it will be very difficult to get him out of London.
This season, Girona have become the big dark horse, and their coach Michel has become the man of the year in La Liga. Like Arteta, Barca favour Michelle's style of play and he is one of the favourites to replace Xavi. In addition, Barça's youth coach Marquez, who is all too familiar with the club, is also among the candidates, however, to his detriment is the lack of experience in dealing with such a critical situation. In addition, Bologna's Thiago Motta is also one of the candidates, the Parisian and Inter legend has led the team to good results in recent years, and the team has a good style of play.
Finally, the old coach Valverde is also one of Barcelona's options, the local coach has had good results during his time in charge of Barcelona, winning La Liga and the Copa del Rey, and the reason he left the class was that he did not deal with the relationship with the big stars.
After the Copa del Rey elimination, the attitude of the Barcelona hierarchy did not change, but Xavi made his own decision. Now, Barca's priority is to secure a Champions League spot, then at least finish second in La Liga, reach at least the last eight of the Champions League and maintain the stability of the team, which is what they want, and from Xavi's point of view, he certainly wants to achieve those goals.