It seems like a foregone conclusion that Xavi will return to Barcelona as the club's next manager, and the fact that Barcelona directors have gone to Qatar to meet with his current club, Al Sadd, would lend credence to that development. But Al Sadd isn't going to let Xavi go easily.
Ahead of Al Sadd's match against Al Duhail in the Qatar Stars League, Xavi's club indicated that the manager, who is under contract through 2023, is not simply up for grabs at the moment.
"We welcome the visit of the administrative delegation from Barcelona, u200bu200band we appreciate and respect this," Al Sadd CEO Turki Al-Ali said in a statement.