Joan Laporta reportedly makes contact with Xavi

Joan Loparta reached out to Xavi this week in a virtual meeting, AS claim. Other top Spanish sources report this meeting actually took place.

However, the discussion between the politician and tactician did not centre around Xavi replacing Koeman.

Laporta simply wanted to reignite a cordial relationship with the former Barca midfielder. It's believed that this was achieved before the telematic meeting was over.

As a reminder, Xavi is a close pal of Laporta's main rival and former Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font.

It's argued by some reporters that Xavi's relationship with Font is the reason why he's not Laporta's favourite to replace Koeman.