Xavi will renew for two more seasons with Al Sadd Football - Qatar May continue as a player or coach

The Qatari club at which Xavi is finishing his career as a footballer have announced that he has reached a principle of agreement with them so that he remains linked to the club for the next two seasons.

What remains to be defined is the role that the player will assume at Al Sadd, be that staying as part of the squad, joining the coaching staff as Ferreira's assistant or to replace him.

"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."

In principle, Xavi's idea is to hang up his boots at the end of this season.

If Al Sadd are still alive in the Asian Champions League, the campaign could be extended until November if the Qataris reached the final.

For the moment, they are leaders in the group stage, but when their time in the competition ends, Xavi will have to make a decision about his career.

What seems clear, of course, is that he will remain linked to the club for whom he has been working since leaving Barcelona in 2015.