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Xavi Pascual Returns as Barcelona Head Coach on Deal Through 2028

He will join the squad next week with interim Òscar Orellana guiding the upcoming home games.

Overview

  • FC Barcelona announced a preliminary agreement with Pascual through June 2028, pending formal signature.
  • Pascual is set to begin work on Monday, Nov. 17, while Òscar Orellana coaches Virtus on Friday and Baskonia on Sunday at the Palau.
  • The club indicated his first game in charge is expected on the road against Anadolu Efes next week.
  • Barça said the strong rapport between Joan Laporta and Josep Cubells with Pascual helped finalize the deal during a period of financial strain.
  • Negotiations included a request to add a center, though transfer options are constrained, and the team sits eighth in the EuroLeague and 11th in Liga Endesa after Joan Peñarroya’s dismissal.