FC Barcelona’s reserve coach, Mexican Rafael Marquez, would be the Catalan leaders’ preferred course after the announced departure of Xavi, according to Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo, on Thursday (April 18).
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It is a field that is gaining more and more importance at FC Barcelona. In accordance Mundo Deportivo , the Catalan leaders would have turned their attention to the internal solution. Reserve coach Rafael Marquez could be Barça’s next coach, taking over from Xavi, who has already announced his departure at the end of the season.
Joan Laporta still hopes to change Xavi’s mind
If Joan Laporta, president of the Blaugrana, still hopes to change his mind on the former Barça midfielder by the end of the season, he would therefore have found a back-up solution with the Mexican. The latter achieved good results with the reserve, which he placed second in his championship.
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And as a former FC Barcelona player, Rafael Marquez is also a connoisseur of the Barça style, which would be an additional argument for his nomination, says Mundo Deportivo.