Spain crisis fueled by rising Barcelona star Xavi
Barcelona’s young midfielder Xavi (18) raised the crisis more than once during his country’s last training camp during the international break in March 2023, according to press reports.
It was indicated on the Relevo network that Xavi, with his actions, caused discontent among his teammates, as well as officials of the Spanish Football Federation.
She explained that the first crisis caused by the up-and-coming Barcelona star was his apology for not participating in the fan signing session before the match against Norway in the Euro 2024 qualifiers.
And the newspaper pointed out that Xavi apologized for his headache complaint before being forced by Spanish Football Federation officials to sign an autograph session in which the young player appears alone.
Xavi also harassed Spain’s players with his violent interference in training, and Rodri nearly punched the Manchester City star who was the captain of the La Furia Roja national team, requiring the intervention of fellow Juventus striker Alvaro Morata to speak. to the young player, and advised him not to be reckless.
The Barcelona player also seemed to object to new Spain manager De la Fuente’s decisions whether to use him as a left winger against Norway or bench him in the second leg. against Scotland.
Spain are second in Group A (A) with three points, also three points behind their Scottish counterpart, the leader of the group.
Georgia is third with one point in one match, ahead of Norway, who played two matches, on goal difference.
Cyprus is at the end of the standings without points.
Source: media