Barcelona board angry with Xavi, Joan Laporta told to get rid of coach

Xavi’s future as manager of Barcelona is believed to be in doubt as the Catalan club’s board is angry with comments made by the Spanish coach this week.

Barca are in action against Almeria on Thursday night as they look to cement second place in La Liga but ahead of the game, Xavi did not shy away from addressing the Spanish giants’ economic woes heading into the summer transfer window.

“Now we are not in the same conditions with clubs with better fair play. The fan should know. It...