The former Spanish international has been tipped to take over at Camp Nou since the sack of Ronald Koeman last week. The former Dutch boss was fired after Barcelona's 1-0 defeat to Real Vallecano.
Barcelona have appointed their B side manager Sergi Barjuan as interim coach, with Xavi leading the race to be their next manager.
The Qatari club's CEO Turki Al-Ali has released a short statement this Wednesday.
He confirmed that members of Barcelona's board travelled to Doha to meet with Al Sadd representatives about Xavi, but insisted the club are committed to keeping their manager.
"We welcome the visit of the administrative delegation from Barcelona and we appreciate and respect this," Turki Al-Ali's statement read.
"The club's position is clear from the beginning. We are committed to keeping our coach Xavi with us and we cannot have him leave at this sensitive time of the season."
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