Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says Xavi is ready to take the Barcelona job.
Barca are locked in talks with Al Sadd about securing their former captain as the next Nou Camp coach.
Former Barca coach Guardiola said, "I don't know what will happen. Sergi is now the coach, I wish him good luck. About Xavi, I don't know what will happen. I have no doubt that he is ready to do the job. He knows the environment that is so important, he knows the game and he has the passion.
"He has more experience right now than when I took the team. What Koeman knows, what Sergi knows, what Xavi knows, what I know, is that success depends on quality and commitment of the players.
"Our influence in the game is much less than what people think. It's the quality of the players. The success I had at Barcelona was due to the quality of the players we had, including Xavi. The quality of Ronald, Sergi, Xavi ... of course it is very good. What I wish Sergi, and in the event that Xavi arrives, or whoever it is, is the best, step by step."
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