Al Sadd manager, Xavi Hernandez, has admitted that, \u201ceveryone sees me as a Barcelona coach\u201d and admits that returning to the Nou Camp remains part of his long-term plan.
\nThere are speculations surrounding Ronald Koeman\u2019s future with the Catalan club.
\nThey further intensified this week, after they were thrashed 4-1 by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League last 16.
\nKoeman is seeing questions being asked of his future, especially with presidential elections also about to be held, and Xavi remains one of the strongest contenders for his job.
\nHowever, Xavi, who spent 17 years in Barcelona\u2019s first team in his playing days, has said on FIFA\u2019s official website: \u201cRight now, I\u2019m at Al Sadd and I\u2019m doing well here. I\u2019m at a big club in Asia, in Qatar. It\u2019s the best team in Qatar.
\n\u201cWe will see what happens in the future. Everyone sees me as a Barcelona coach, and I really respect Barcelona and Koeman, the current head coach.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to hide the truth \u2013 of course I would like to be Barcelona\u2019s head coach. I\u2019ve said it many times.
\n\u201cBut I will always respect the presiding coach and the club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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