Xavi Names One Player Barcelona Should Not Sell at Any Cost Despite the Club’s Financial Troubles

• Barcelona manager, Xavi does not want Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be sold by the club this summer, no matter the cost
• Aubameyang ended the 2021/22 campaign as the Catalans’ joint top-scorer despite having been at the club for less than six months
• Chelsea has shown a late interest in the Gabon forward and Barcelona are desperate to raise funds due to their financial crisis

Barcelona manager, Xavi will be furious at the club if forward, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is sold by the Catalans this summer against his wish.

The 33-year-old forward has been an integral member of the Barcelona team under Xavi after joining the La Liga giants six months ago.

Xavi would rather the Catalan club offload the likes of Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay, and Ez Abde and keep Aubameyang at Barcelona, according to Barca Universal.

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Aubameyang will compete with new summer signing, Robert Lewandowski for the number 9 position in the Barcelona team after the La Liga club splashed the cash for the Poland forward.

English Premier League side, Chelsea has shown an interest in signing the Gabonese forward, who still has three years left on his current contract with Barcelona.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel wants Aubameyang to solve his striker crisis

Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku's £97.5 million record loan to Inter Milan and Timo Werner's return to RB Leipzig have left Chelsea in need of forwards this summer.

According to Daily Mail, Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel is pushing to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Barcelona to replace the departed forwards from Stamford Bridge.

Both Tuchel and Aubameyang have worked together previously as the former Arsenal striker played under the Chelsea manager at Borussia Dortmund for two seasons.

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Xavi publicly approves Lionel Messi's return to Barcelona

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has publicly declared that he would like to see the return of Lionel Messi to the club next season.

Messi exited the Nou Camp to join the French giants on a free transfer in 2021, calling an emotional end to his 21-year Barcelona career.

Now Xavi has joined club president Joan Laporta to publicly talk about the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's potential comeback.