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Xavi linked with MLS move

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Under the proposed deal the 33 year-old Barcelona midfielder would leave the Catalan giant – at which he has won every trophy club football has to offer in a decorated 17-year career – at the conclusion of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to Sky Sport Italia.

Red Bulls would be able to fit Xavi into its squad under the MLS’s designated player rule, which allows a club to sign up to three players outside of its salary cap.

The Bulls has two deisgnated players, Cahill and French striker Thierry Henry, enabling it to fit the Spanish star into its squad.

Xavi, who is considered among the world’s best play-makers, had been linked with a move to New York City FC, which will enter the MLS in 2015 – one year before his Barcelona contract ends.

Manchester City, which co-owns the rival New York football franchise, had reportedly been keen to sign the Spaniard, with a view to the new American club playing the Barcelona way.

Written by Steve Milne

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