BARCELONA STARS’ ROLE IN XAVI STAYING PUT CONFIRMED

If the latest word stemming from the media is anything to go by, however, then the board at the Camp Nou appear to have been far from the only ones instrumental in convincing Xavi to see out the final year of his contract.

So too, according to Mundo Deportivo, were the Spaniard’s squad of players.

The 44-year-old is said to have maintained the ‘brutal and total’ support of his star-studded ranks through thick and thin across the season to date.

A whole host went as far as to visit their manager in his office over the last couple of months, pleading with him to reconsider his exit.

‘The support of the players has been vital for Xavi to say yes this Wednesday to continue for another year.’