Barcelona candidate Laporta blasts: Xavi and Jordi are being USED and ABUSED

Football
2 Mar 2021 • 8:26 PM MYT
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Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has again stated Al Sadd coach Xavi isn't ready for the Blaugrana job.

Election rival Victor Font has stated he'll find a place at the club for the Barca legend should he win.

But Laporta says: "Xavi? We will see if it matches. It's not about getting wet or not. Xavi was used for a campaign. And when I see that there are people who say that he will be general manager, I think he is being abused.

"We have had great experiences with him. And the Xavi case, I see it like that. I'm not going to use him.

"What I will never do is endanger the career of someone like Xavi or Jordi Cruyff. The time will come to integrate them. In Xavi's case, he's just transitioned from player to coach, and in Jordi's case, he's made the transition from player to coach and technical secretary. But I would not put his career in danger."