Failed movement of the national of India »sources close to Xavi deed the” refusal “for financial reasons
Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 00:40 / Updated on Saturday, July 26, 2025 00:48
His close friends Xavi (45 years) have categorically denied that former technician of BARCELONA would be a candidate for the national selection position India.
The Indian Football Federation initially announced that Xavi Hernandez SA Autopropus for the position of selection of India. The officials of the federation transmitted that they rejected Xavi's candidacy on the grounds that the former Spanish international demanded a high salary, according to News.ro.
Sources close to Xavi denies that he would have refused the offer of India national
According to sources close to the Spanish, quoted by Sport.es, the rumors were intentionally launched by the Indian Football Federation (AIFF) to attract names of international caliber coaches, although Xavi has never directly expressed his intention to take the team.
Despite the fact that his name appeared on the long list of candidates received by Aiff, Xavi's close friends claim that he has not sent any official application, and the information is “completely false”.
Xavi did not talk about this topic at the moment.
Speculations appeared after rumors suggesting that Xavi would have expressed interest in training the national team of India, one year after leaving Barcelona in June 2024, with whom he won La Liga in season 2022-2023.
According to the local press in India, the national team of India will be coached by former international Khalid Jamil.
Xavi is a former footballer and current Spanish coach. He was one of the best midfielders of his generation, noting at FC Barcelona, where he played between 1998 and 2015, and the national team of Spain, conquering numerous trophies.
After retiring from the player's career, Xavi became a coach, leading both the Al-Sadd club in Qatar and FC Barcelona.
