Santi Cazorla joins Xavi at Al Sadd after emotional Villarreal farewell

Updated 20/07/2020 at 12:26 GMT+1

Santi Cazorla has reached an agreement to join Qatari club Al Sadd following the midfielder’s departure from Villarreal on the weekend.

The players of Villarreal lift Santi Cazorla of Villarreal in the air after his last match for the club after the Liga match between Villarreal CF and SD Eibar SAD at Estadio de la Ceramica on July 19, 2020

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The 35-year-old played his final game for Villarreal on Sunday, with the former Arsenal player given a hero’s farewell from the club he had three spells at during his career.

Cazorla’s most recent stint at Villarreal was all the more remarkable given he only returned to the sport after fears he may need his foot amputated some three years ago.

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The ankle injury had severely limited Cazorla’s playing time at Arsenal, where he made just 23 league appearances in three seasons after being a first-team regular in his first three years at the club.

Now the veteran is set to join up with fellow Spaniard Xavi, who is the head coach at Al Sadd.