{"id":46813,"date":"2026-05-06T07:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/former-barcelona-manager-talks-with-manchester-united-delighted-to-join\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:32:24","slug":"former-barcelona-manager-talks-with-manchester-united-delighted-to-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/former-barcelona-manager-talks-with-manchester-united-delighted-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Barcelona manager talks with Manchester United, &#8216;delighted&#8217; to join"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/former-barcelona-manager-talks-with-manchester-united-delighted-to-join\/#Fabrizio_Romano_shares_Manchester_United_offer_with_Xavi\" >Fabrizio Romano shares Manchester United offer with Xavi<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/former-barcelona-manager-talks-with-manchester-united-delighted-to-join\/#Manchester_United_make_better_offer_than_Valeva_for_43m_%E2%80%98machine\" >Manchester United make better offer than Valeva for \u00a343m &#8216;machine&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is in talks with Manchester United and would like to try himself in the Premier League, Fabrizio Romano has revealed. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick is making a serious case to win the permanent manager&#8217;s spot at Old Trafford after securing Champions League qualification with last weekend&#8217;s dramatic win over Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>The former Red Devils midfielder has now beaten Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham despite only taking over as head coach in January.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Matheus Cunha believes Carrick deserves to stay and Sunday&#8217;s opener revealed the manager has been &#8220;great&#8221; for his players.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_5\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cYeah, yeah, to be honest, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s necessary to say it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s in my hands. But what he&#8217;s done is he&#8217;s got a lot of confidence in the group and, you know, I&#8217;ve been sitting on the bench with him too, and the way he teaches everyone is amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cI think he did some magical things like he did in Ferguson and then he comes to us and tells us how it was.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;And, yeah, it&#8217;s been a pleasure to be a part of everything he&#8217;s done, and of course I think he deserves it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>But if INEOS are not convinced, there are still other options on the table and perhaps the memory of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will give them reason to pause.<\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian performed well in his interim role, winning 14 of 19 games before signing a three-year deal, but was ultimately replaced by Ralf Rangnick, who scored 17 goals after 12 games in 2021\/22.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fabrizio-romano-shares-xavi-to-man-utd-offer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fabrizio_Romano_shares_Manchester_United_offer_with_Xavi\"><\/span>\n<p>                        Fabrizio Romano shares Manchester United offer with Xavi<br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Manager Fabrizio Romano has revealed that negotiations have taken place in recent months to &#8220;offer&#8221; Xavi to United.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_11\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;I can also reveal that Xavi has been offered Manchester United as an option for the job since January.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;However, Manchester United have confirmed Michael Carrick as interim manager &#8211; and now there is a huge chance for Michael Carrick to remain at the club.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Xavi wants to be in the Premier League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Romano praised the former Barcelona player and manager as a &#8220;top&#8221; manager, and his performance at the La Liga club was impressive, averaging more than two points per game and winning the league title in his second year in charge.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a president Joan Laporta has gone so far as to claim that the 46-year-old is the &#8220;best manager in the world&#8221;, and United&#8217;s director of football Jason Wilcox is set to carry out a thorough search for Amorim&#8217;s long-term replacement, and it will be interesting to see if the Spaniard joins his thoughts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"man-utd-submit-ederson-transfer-contract-offer-better-than-baleba\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                        <\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manchester_United_make_better_offer_than_Valeva_for_43m_%E2%80%98machine\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tManchester United make better offer than Valeva for \u00a343m &#8216;machine&#8217;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Manchester United have moved to sign a midfielder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is in talks with Manchester United and would like to try himself in the Premier League, Fabrizio Romano has revealed. Michael Carrick is making a serious case to win the permanent manager&#8217;s spot at Old Trafford after securing Champions League qualification with last weekend&#8217;s dramatic win over Liverpool. 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