Barcelona want Luis Enrique back as head coach?
The reigning Spanish champions will soon bid farewell to Xavi, who announced at the end of January that he would be handing the reins over to a successor when the season concludes.
Xavi dropped the bombshell news in a press conference after Barca suffered a 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal, since when La Blaugrana have gone unbeaten in their last seven games in all tournaments.
While the La Liga title may be out of reach as Barca sit eight points behind leaders Real Madrid in third place, Xavi's side could still win the Champions League and welcome Napoli to Catalonia for their last-16 second leg on March 12 following a 1-1 draw in Italy.
Due to Barcelona's resilient streak, president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco have both left the door open for Xavi to see out his Blaugrana contract, which expires at the end of next season.
However, the former Spain international remains adamant that he will be leaving this summer, and work has supposedly begun on finding the right candidate to replace him.
According to Spanish outlet Cadena SER, Enrique is Deco's first choice to succeed Xavi at Barcelona, whom the 53-year-old was previously in charge of for three years from 2014 to 2017.
A glittering spell in the Blaugrana hotseat saw Enrique lead Barcelona to nine trophies, including a Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey treble in the 2014-15 season, for which he was named the World's Best Club Coach.
Enrique won 138 of his 181 matches in charge of Barcelona before leaving at the end of the 2016-17 season, one year before he was appointed Spain head coach for the first time, although
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