Xavi's agent has declined to comment on reports the Barcelona
midfielder is set to leave the La Liga leaders at the end of the season and
sign a lucrative contract with Qatari side Al Sadd.
Xavi, 35, has played for Barca a record 751 times since he
graduated from the academy to the first team in 1998 but has had limited
playing time this season under coach Luis Enrique.
His agent, Ivan Corretja, told Reuters on Friday he had no comment on reports
in Spanish media that Xavi was poised to agree a three-year deal with Al Sadd
worth 10 million euros ($10.8 million) a season with an option for a further
season.
One of the most decorated footballers of all time, Xavi defined
Barca and Spain's spectacularly successful 'tiki-taka' possession-based playing
style.
He represented La Roja 133 times, a record for an outfield player
and only bettered by goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas, and was a key figure
in Spain's glittering run when they won the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and
2012 European Championships.
Xavi, who has won three Champions League crowns, seven La Liga
titles and a host of other trophies with Barca, made his debut for Spain in a
friendly against the Netherlands in November 2000.
He played in four World Cups and three European Championships and
won 100 of his 133 matches for the Iberian nation, controlling play from a
central position, regularly providing assists and also scoring the occasional
goal.
His last appearance for Spain was a bitter 5-1 reverse to the
Netherlands in their opening Group B match at the World Cup finals in Brazil in
June.
Al Sadd were AFC Champions League winners in 2011 and also
triumphed at the Asian Club Championship in 1989.
