Contract would have expired
FC Barcelona has extended coach Xavi’s contract. As the Catalans announced on Friday evening, the 43-year-old is now tied to the club until 2025 instead of 2024 with another year as an option. The club icon, who played 767 games for Barça when he was active and is therefore in second place in the record player ranking, has been on the sidelines since November 2021 and has scored an average of 2.07 points from 96 games so far.
Last season he led the club to the Spanish championship and Super Cup victory with a victory in the Clásico against Real Madrid.
“Xavi came to Barça to build a new team based on the DNA of Barcelona, an identity very familiar to the Terrassa native. The big challenge was to create a solid team with a recognizable game model, consisting of both experienced and very young players. A goal that he has achieved over time,” says the club statement on the occasion of the extension for Xavi, who has already spent 24 years as a professional in Barcelona.
Most expensive squads in the world: These teams received the highest transfer fees
BVB | Squad value: €467 million | Transfer fees paid: €310 million
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Value creation: +157 million € | As of September 11, 2023
AS Monaco | Squad value: €332 million | Transfer fees paid: €325 million
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Value added: +€7 million
FC Barcelona | Squad value: €814 million | Transfer fees paid: €327 million
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Value added: +€487 million
RB Leipzig | Squad value: €403 million | Transfer fees paid: €336 million
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Value added: +€67 million
Atlético Madrid | Squad value: €442 million | Transfer fees paid: €361 million
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Value added: +€81 million
Al Hilal | Squad value: €259 million | Transfer fees paid: €372 million
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Value added: -€113 million
SSC Napoli | Squad value: €578 million | Transfer fees paid: €373 million
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Value added: +€205 million
Aston Villa | Squad value: €598 million | Transfer fees paid: €418 million
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Value added: +€180 million
Juventus Turin | Squad value: €433 million | Transfer fees paid: €429 million
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Value creation: +4 million €
FC Bayern | Squad value: €897 million | Transfer fees paid: €430 million
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Value added: +€467 million
West Ham | Squad value: €443 million | Transfer fees paid: €457 million
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Value added: -14 million €
Newcastle United | Squad value: €598 million | Transfer fees paid: €566 million
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Value added: +€32 million
Real Madrid | Squad value: €991 million | Transfer fees paid: €573 million
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Value added: +€418 million
Tottenham | Squad value: €689 million | Transfer fees paid: €656 million
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Value added: +€33 million
Liverpool | Squad value: €827 million | Transfer fees paid: €664 million
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Value added: +€164 million
Arsenal | Squad value: €1.09 billion | Transfer fees paid: €685 million
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Value added: +€406 million
PSG | Squad value: €1.08 billion | Transfer fees paid: €943 million
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Value added: +€140 million
Man City | Squad value: €1.18 billion | Transfer fees paid: €992 million
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Value added: +€190 million
Man United | Squad value: €882 million | Transfer fees paid: €1 billion
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Value added: -€118 million
Chelsea | Squad value: €926 million | Transfer fees paid: €1.01 billion
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Value added: -€86 million
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