Xavi Hernandez is a name the Barcelona still fondly remember despite the exit of the midfielder in 2015 to Qatar side, Al Saad.
Just last week, the club revealed that Xavi had reached an agreement in principle to renew his contract for another two years.
But reports have said that Xavi’s idea is to retire from football at the end of this season, and it remains to be seen the role he would play at Al Saad for the next two years.
He could yet chose to remain playing for become one of the Coaching staffs or even an assistant to head coach, Ferreira.
“Ferreira is an excellent coach,” the general director of the club, said.
“He has a contract until the end of this season, whether or not it continues is in the hands of the president.”
Reports in Spain have hinted that Xavi’s ultimate goal is a return to Barcelona at the end the of his time in Qatar. For now he is still considering his options on whether to hang his boots or not (he turns 39 on January 25th 2019).
Xavi has never hidden his desire to return to Barcelona one day and regardless of whether he continues playing or not within the next two years, he would continue taking his coaching lessons.
In addition to his current coaching training routine in Qatar, he is set to begin coaching course being though by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
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