Xavi has agreed to remain as manager of Barcelona until the end of his contract at the end of the 24-25 season. Xavi previously announced he would step down at the end of the current season.

Barcelona vice president Rafa Yuste appeared to confirm the agreement when exiting the meeting late Wednesday night.

"We had a meeting with the coach and the president in which Xavi showed us his commitment," he told reporters. "He is a Barça guy, he is the coach who can lead our project and our young players from the club. I am convinced that he will do a great job, I am very happy for him because he is a great 'culé.'

"I am happy [with Xavi staying] because I always defended the continuity of the project he started two-and-a-half years ago.

"We have not talked [in the meeting] about changes in our team at all. Xavi has shown his enthusiasm and we must support him and his staff to continue with this project."

Xavi was appointed manager in 2021 and led them to win their first LaLiga title in four seasons last year.

Erik ten Hag will face a 25 percent pay reduction next season if he is retained as manager of Manchester United due to the club's failure to quality for the Champions League.

Ten Hag signed a three-year contract after leaving Ajax to join United in May 2022.

United's new football regime, headed by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, have been exploring possible alternatives to Ten Hag by assessing the qualities of other managers including England's Gareth Southgate, Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi, Brentford's Thomas Frank and Wolves' Gary O'Neil.

Feyenoord manager Arne Slot has been identified by Liverpool as a leading candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp.

Liverpool's interest in Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim has reportedly cooled. Slot has emerged ahead of Amorim and Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi in the race to replace Klopp.

Xabi Alonso was Liverpool's top choice, but he decided to remain with Bayer Leverkusen. 

Slot, 45, rejected Premier League advances from both Chelsea and Tottenham last season in order to remain at Feyenoord. 

Aston Villa have exercised their one-year option on the contract of Unai Emery to extend his stay at least through 2027.

Bayern Munich and Barcelona had interest in Emery as they look to fill their vacancy.

Emery is on course to lead Villa into the Champions League and, after reaching the Europa Conference League semi-finals, he could deliver the club’s first major trophy since 1996. 

Emery has transformed Villa since succeeding Steven Gerrard 18 months ago .

Villa finished seventh last season and are six points clear of Spurs for fourth place, though Tottenham has two matches in hand.

Xavi hasn't made a final decision on his future as manager of Barcelona as the club makes a push for him to remain in charge next season. 

Xavi announced in January that he planned to step down as manager at the end of the season, but there has been a push to have him reverse his decision.

President Joan Laporta, vice president Rafa Yuste and sporting director Deco have all voiced their desire for Xavi to remain at the helm.

Barcelona are unable to invest significant money in a new manager due to the club's financial issues.

Xavi could reconsider his decision if he receives certain guarantees with regard to squad planning and signings ahead of the 2024-25 season.

Thomas Tuchel has received interest from Barcelona for their managerial job, but he reportedly prefers a return to the Premier League.

Tuchel will leave Bayern Munich this summer.

Tuchel managed Chelsea between January 2021 and September 2022. Erik ten Hag's future with Manchester United is in doubt.

Tuchel, however, has not ruled out the Barcelona job. Rafael Marquez and Hansi Flick are also candidates for Barcelona. 

Real Madrid all but clinched LaLiga with their 3-2 victory over Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday. Real Madrid is 11 points clear with six matches remaining.

With the match tied at 2-2 as stoppage time began, Jude Bellingham scored on a pass from Lucas Vazquez at the far post. Bellingham has now scored 17 goals in LaLiga as he continues perhaps the best debut season for Real Madrid since Alfredo di Stefano. 

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona entered the match carrying the weight of their Champions League matches midweek. For Barcelona, they had an extra day of rest but had a disappointing result against Paris Saint-Germain. Real Madrid defeated Manchester City in penalties, but they played an extra 30 minutes and had one fewer day of rest.

Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1-0 on Saturday to reach their second consecutive FA Cup final, but Pep Guardiola was critical of the scheduling. City played in the Champions League on Wednesday, losing in penalty kicks to Real Madrid after 120 minutes.

“I’m incredibly happy to play the semi-final of the FA Cup. I love to be in the quarter-final of the Champions League but I don’t understand,” Guardiola said. “It’s for the health of the players [my concern]. I don’t understand how we survived today. What they have done today is one of the greatest things I have seen from a group of players.

“People cannot imagine what a punch in the face to be out of the Champions League in the way we are out. Why not give us one more day to arrive on Sunday because Coventry and United didn’t play in midweek. For broadcasters? OK.”

Zinedine Zidane has not been contacted by Bayern Munich about potentially replacing Thomas Tuchel as manager. Zidane has been heavily linked to Bayern in recent days by Spanish media.

Zidane is on Bayern's shortlist, though he is below Brighton's Roberto De Zerbi, Austria coach Ralf Rangnick and Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness.

Zidane speaks neither German nor English fluently, and considers communication and man-management crucial to his success.

Zidane hasn't coached since the end of his second stint at Madrid in the summer of 2021. 

Cole Palmer has scored 23 goals in all competitions this season for Chelsea as he has become one of the best signings of the Premier League. Palmer was sold by Manchester City to Chelsea for $53 million.

Guardiola shrugged when asked whether it was a mistake to let Palmer move but said the 21-year-old wanted to leave the Etihad Stadium long before he joined Chelsea.

"He's an exceptional player," Guardiola told a news conference.

"I said many times, I didn't give the minutes that maybe he deserved and now he has at Chelsea. I understand completely.

"He's a shy guy with a lot of potential. It is what it is. He's playing fantastic so what can I say? The decision has been made for many reasons.

"He was asking for two seasons to leave and I said stay. He said he wanted to leave. What could we do? I said stay because Riyad [Mahrez] is gone, but for two seasons he wanted to leave."