“Impossible” – After Facing Gerard Pique’s Criticism, Xavi Declines Request to Be Involved in His Soccer Venture

In the last few years, FC Barcelona has been in quite a financial crisis. The La Liga giant has faced several difficulties while signing and registering players. In fact, Gerard Pique was one of the former players who had agreed to take a massive pay cut. In recent times, FC Barcelona lost two of its very own loyalists due to contract expirations. Triggered by the same, Pique had a few harsh words to say about Xavi.

A few days later, Xavi indirectly hit back at his former teammate after declining a request to play in the Kings League. Without any second thoughts, the club’s head coach quickly turned down the offer.

Xavi does not want to be part of the Kings League

Gerard Pique’s Kings League is currently in its second season. After a grand ending to the inaugural season at Camp Nou, Pique’s league will now reach new audiences. In recent times, he signed a deal with a broadcasting network on television. Other than that, he has also managed to get hold of soccer legends like Andrea Pirlo, Ronaldinho, and many more to play for a week in the league.

In a similar attempt, Pique’s colleague tried to talk Xavi into an appearance in the Kings League. But Xavi seemed extremely dismissive about the same. In a recent interview, Gerard Romero asked Xavi about a Kings League cameo. But the FC Barcelona head coach replied, “Now impossible, it doesn’t matter to me, if I don’t even play sports.”, as compiled by Marca and translated by Google Translate.

Romero then tried to find another alternative. He explored the ‘coaching’ route into the unique soccer league. But Xavi was quick to deny it. He said, “I have enough”, and closed the topic. Are these irritated responses because of Gerard Pique? Some days ago, Pique criticized his former club for its precarious financial condition.

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Let’s dive deeper into what he exactly said about the La Liga winners.

What did Gerard Pique say about FC Barcelona?

While FC Barcelona managed to win the league after a long time, the fans also witnessed the exit of two long-time servants of the club. Those players are Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. More than wanting a new challenge, sources have termed their departure as a ‘financial measure’ by the club. Along with the fans, Pique was not quite impressed with their sudden exit.

He said, “We have left and they still have the same problem. In theory, we were the ones responsible for the financial issues with our salaries. Now we are not there and they cannot register either. Who else has to go?”. Also, reportedly, the La Liga winners owe the soccer veteran more than $85 million. Despite taking a major pay cut during his time, the club still hasn’t paid him yet.

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