Two days later, Joan Laporta traveled to Sant Joan Despí again, where he accompanied Xavi Hernández to announce his departure on 30 June. Their presence confirmed the current message: Everything depends on them, the players.
The coach stood aside, feeling that his presence was stressing them out, and so he said goodbye, although he did not leave. And before he leaves, he predicts he will one day return to the bench and take up the coaching role again. In his own words, “cruel and quality-of-life-destroying.”
“I do not rule out the possibility of him returning. I have already said this many times: I am a club man and the club will be ready for whatever it needs from me. But it does not need me anymore.” a position he is convinced can be useful in reviving your morale. “We need more enthusiasm, a different kind of coach” and the person, therefore my announcement,” he added, with apparent contradiction.
He wasn’t the only one. Among other things, he announced in the summer that he had already considered the idea of this season being his last, but had renewed his contract in September. He stated that he felt valued “within the club”, but at the same time he stated that he did not.valuable enough“Taking into account the difficult conditions that Barça experienced between debt and the ‘fair play’ limit of signing a contract. Although 30 million were spent (plus 31 million in variables on Vitor Roque).