Spanish and adcelona veteran has admitted retiremyks around d the corner, and tha he would lime to follow the footsteps of former tea. Coach Guardiola.
'My playing days are numbered, that is clear. I can feel it in my body as it is difficult for me to recover and I need to measure how much effort I am putting in,' said Xavi.
'I don't have the same sharpness to play every three days any more.'
Xavi has been a key player in a golden generation for Barcelona and Spain but he says it was not easy at the start being compared to Guardiola.
'Everyone was saying I was going to be the new hero and it was tough. This made a difference to me as it meant I went out trying to be my own person while everyone else said I was the new Guardiola,' he said.
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