The former Barcelona and Spain captain Xavi Hernandez, has claimed that the Barclay's Premier League is a major draw for any player in the world. Especially due to the size and stature of some of the clubs in the league including Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Xavi: I always wanted to play for Manchester United
Xavi, a man who made his name at Spanish giants Barcelona winning everything there is to win and then went on to play and captain his national side Spain to two Euros and a World Cup, has admitted that playing in the Barclay's Premier League was always an ambition of his.
He left Barcelona last summer, with an impressive four Champions League titles to his name and countless domestic medals, to join Al-Sadd in Qatar who were willing to offer one last major paycheck. However, the veteran midfielder has admitted to Eurosport that if the opportunity ever came about he would have loved to join a side with “with a great history”.
He went on to tell Eurosport, “to be honest, the Premier League is a big attraction for any player. It’s brilliant - the stadiums, the pitches, the fans and how they live football over there – it’s all incredible over there.”
Xavi: ‘United is my favourite historically speaking’
After Xavi admitted that he would have loved to join a side with a great history and went on to admit that “United is my favourite historically speaking”.
This quote is pretty empty from Xavi as it doesn’t really open up to how likely it would have been that he would have ever been able to move to another club before he was let go. Yet going on record to admit that he always wanted to join a club like Manchester United and over rivals Liverpool will be interesting news for fans of Xavi and of Manchester United.
