Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez calls time on 24-year career at Camp Nou

Xavi, who has been with the Catalan club for 24 years and made his first appearance in the first team back in 1998, said he would join Qatari outfit Al-Sadd in the summer.

The 35-year-old former Spain international told a news conference he had made a decision that was "definitive yet difficult."

He leaves for Qatar with Barcelona having clinched the Spanish league title -- his eighth with the club -- and could yet say farewell having completed a treble by adding the Spanish Copa del Rey and Champions League trophies.

"I'd like to announce that I'm leaving Barca after this season," Xavi said. "It's going to be tough for me not wearing the Barca shirt."