Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez has expressed his intention to return to the Spanish club as manager.

The former captain of the Nou camp has started his coaching career at Al Sadd, the Qatari club where he ended his playing career.

“My idea is to start managing here in Qatar to gain experience,” Xavi told EFE press agency, as cited by Marca.

“This will set me up to return to European football and yes, hopefully it will be Barcelona, but right now I am not in that position.

“I am not ready to take this sort of role at top level and I need to be able to take small steps before reaching my ultimate goal.

“I have many ideas and concepts of how I want football to be played and how I would like to pass that on to future players.

“I have always been a massive admirer of how Barcelona play, their control of the game and their style – it is something I want to reflect in my own career as Coach.”