Xavi left the club at the end of last season to join Qatari club Al Sadd. He represented the Catalans for 25 years after graduating from the Barcelona academy.
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"I miss the dressing room of FC Barcelona, the jokes, the circle and the level of football," the 36-year-old told Movistar+. "Barcelona is the best club in the world and the only ones who are close to them are Bayern [Munich]."
Moreover, the central midfielder said that he might pursue a career in coaching after hanging his boots.
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"Coaching is something you have to feel, and I am starting to feel it," he said. "And I like to be on the pitch, on the grass. But I am still a player.”
“Everyone progresses at their own time and I want to be a footballer for at least two more years, for as long as my body holds up," he added.
Xavi was quoted by Goal.com
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