Freixa, a Font: “Xavi does not want to be general manager”

Xavi was at the center of the 'RAC' debate. If Laporta accused Víctor Font of Pharisaism (“you are pressuring Xavi”), Freixa revealed a three-way conversation with his football director, Lluís Carreras, and Xavi himself, on December 26, in which the current Al Sadd coach would have admitted that he does not want to be general manager, the position that would occupy in the organization chart of Víctor Font. “We had spoken with Xavi, but we have not explained it. The figure of general manager does not contemplate it, only contemplates being in the field”. Freixa said that the conversation belonged to the “private sphere”, but the fact is that he revealed it.

He also hinted that Font wanted Messi out of Barça: “I celebrate that now everyone wants Messi to continue because last summer some wanted him to go to Manchester City for free. I don't know what you're talking about Jan because my relationship with the Messi family has always been excellent. “

He also had for Laporta, whom he accused of “hiding” behind the players. “There were other things in the previous administration. You bought land in Viladecans for 18 million euros when they were worth three; you sold plots of the Ciutat Esportiva, you had the waiting list of partners paralyzed …”. And he criticized the obscurantism and doubts of his sports project: “You talk about the future, both you and Víctor, with people who do not know if they will be. We are the only candidacy that, through Lluís Carreras, we have been able to explain what we want. Because everything revolves around the pitch. The first thing is to look at what we have at home and work on our methodology. And we can also have the differential players and the squad that Barça deserves to be competitive in the 2021-22 season.

He was not in favor of entering a war to be in the European Super League unilaterally: “Football belongs to the people and local rivalry is also important. If it is something good for Barça, we will be there. But not an approach that is so groundbreaking. And aligning with Madrid is not exactly our goal either. “