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Xavi potpiso novi ugovor sa Barsom

Barcelona will recieve a boost at the start of the week when Xavi Hernández puts pen-to-paper on a new six-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2014.

The Blaugrana vice-captain was reported to have offers from other clubs and while there was no agreement with the Catalan outfit speculation mounted that he could be tempted away.

But those worries are over as both sides have now reached an agreement that will see the 28-year-old extend his stay at Camp Nou for another six seasons.

Interest from other teams was, arguably, being promoted by Xavi's agent to ensure that his client recieved the deal that he wanted - and the plan has been effective.

Early stories suggested that Barça had put forward a deal worth €7 million-per-year, while the player demanded €9 million, in order to make himself the second highest paid player at the club behind Lionel Messi.

Details of the lenth of the contract have emerged but whether Xavi has been granted the mega-deal that he wanted is unknown, although it was unrealistic to think that he would ever have really left.

“My dream is to retire at Barça. I have always said that I want to stay here. I have always felt comfortable and highly valued by the club. At no time have they said that they want to sell me," he told the media last month.