Monday, 7th July, 2014
Lekhwiya are the latest Qatar-based football club to join the race to sign Xavi from Barcelona.
The veteran Spaniard is rumoured to be on his way out of the Catalan giants and an array of Qatari clubs are making a beeline to sign the midfielder this summer.
Al Arabi’s manager Dan Petrescu claimed earlier last month that the Barcelona midfielder has agreed a pre-contract to join the club.
There were also reports suggesting the Xavi was also considering an offer to join another Qatari club, Al Saad.
However, Lekhwiya have entered the race to sign the double European champion this summer and are willing to offer €12m per season to the midfielder, according to Spanish daily Marca.
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Earlier this month Lekhwiya appointed the former Swansea boss Michael Laudrup as their new manager and the Dane is keen to add Xavi to their squad.
Xavi has made 678 appearances for Barcelona over 16 long years, scoring 80 goals and providing 153 assists.
He has won seven La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns at the Blaugrana.
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