They said they were friends, Xavi's betrayal of Messi that complicates his arrival at Barcelona

The technical director of Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, spoke at a press conference regarding what will be tomorrow's match, on date 32 of La Liga. They will have to face the tough rival, Real Betis Balompié, located in sixth position, with the intention of ruining the blaugrana's chances of moving further away from Real Madrid. The Catalan cast takes the Catalan team a distance of 11 points with 9 dates to play.

It was inevitable that the man born in Catalonia would be consulted on the topic of the moment, which is the possible arrival of Lionel Messi to his old club. Although he did not delve into the subject, he left some interesting statements. “In the end, we don't know if Leo is going to happen or not. It's too early to talk about that" Xavi indicated, when asked by the journalist. The technical director quickly avoided talking about the subject by referring to what the league game will be.

The Catalan coach dismissed the query made to him by the Argentine star and said “We are focused on the match against Betis and on winning La Liga, which would give us a lot of stability. We will talk about the possible signings”. He clearly wants to take the focus off what is the possible arrival of 'Leo'. Finally, he added that there was a meeting between the directors of La Liga and Barcelona.

For Xavi, Barcelona expects more reinforcements in June

The arrival of Lionel Messi would represent a significant effort for Barcelona, since they have to raise more than 200 million dollars to incorporate him. As Javier Tebas said, the wage bill must be lowered and expenses reduced to make this happen. In any case, Xavi Hernández said "not only for the possible arrival of Leo, we will see... In order to improve the squad for next year", according to Spanish media, the former midfielder awaits the arrival of the German Gundogan, among other desired incorporations.