Official: Barcelona confirm Xavi’s backroom staff

Two days after unveiling Xavi Hernandez as the new Barcelona manager, the club have now made an announcement confirming his backroom staff.

The 41-year-old Xavi returned to Barca six years after leaving the club as a player. An absolute legend at Camp Nou, he will be tasked with taking the club back to glory after the poor start to the season under his predecessor Ronald Koeman.

Xavi will be supported by his staff that comprises his brother, Oscar Hernandez, and Sergio Alegre as his assistant coaches. Ivan Torres has been roped in as the fitness coach, who will be under much scrutiny given the number of injuries that Barcelona players have had in the current campaign.

Sergio Garcia, Toni Lobo and David Prats will be the analysts, while Jose Ramon De la Fuente has been confirmed as the goalkeeping coach. He is the only member of the backroom staff retained from the Koeman era.

Most of Xavi’s support staff is the same from his time as the manager of Qatari outfit Al Sadd. The former Spanish international and his team are already shaking things up at Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva complex, with new rules and practices being put in place for the players to follow.

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Xavi will make his debut as Barcelona manager after the ongoing international break, with the Blaugrana set to take on Espanyol at Camp Nou on November 20 in La Liga.