Speculation continues regarding the successor to Xavi Hernandez, who announced his departure from Barcelona at the end of the current season. Because of poor results.
Some nominated Jose Mourinho, the Roma coach, who was recently dismissed from his position, thanks to his extensive experience in La Liga, where he worked in Barca as an assistant coach for several years, before returning again and leading Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013, and igniting a major feud with Barca at that time.
According to the Spanish newspaper ABC, agent Jorge Mendes is pushing Mourinho towards Barcelona next summer.
The Portuguese agent’s presence in Barcelona was strengthened with the re-election of President Joan Laporta in 2021, contributing to the deals of Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo last summer.
Mendes has the support of Deco, the Catalan club’s sporting director, who was one of Mourinho’s players in Porto, the team that won the Champions League in 2004, so he knows him well and the two have a great relationship.
The Spanish concluded: “Mendes is ready to solve the economic problem that could distance the two parties, knowing that Mourinho is one of the highest paid coaches (he earned 9.2 million euros in Rome).