Xavi (calf) has been cleared to train, and he could feature in Monday's preseason friendly against Club Leon, Barca's official website reports.

Xavi isn't expected to have as big of a role this year as in year's past, and it undoubtedly appears to be his last with Barcelona. If he is able to train fully this week, he may be available for the La Liga opener Sunday against Elche.

Xavi suffered a slight calf strain during training Monday and he will not play in Barcelona's preseason friendly against Napoli on Wednesday.

The injury does not appear serious and Xavi will likely be fit for Barcelona's La Liga opener Aug. 24 against Elche.

Xavi announced his retirement from international football Tuesday, ESPN FC reports.

The Barca star, who won the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, while also helping Spain capture the 2010 World Cup, appeared headed to a new ground this summer, but he has since indicated he will stay once more year with Barcelona.

Xavi is expected to turn down offers to play in Qatar in order to sign with Major League Soccer side New York City FC, which begins play in 2015, Sport in Barcelona reports.

Former Barca teammate David Villa was the first NYC FC signing, and Xavi is expected to make his final decision after he concludes his holiday in Ibiza. There has been talk of a three-year contract for around $8 million per season, which would make him one of the highest paid players in the United States.

Xavi is dealing with a muscle injury and he will not play in Spain's final World Cup match against Australia on Monday, FIFA.com reports.

Xavi could be looking at the end of his long international career for Spain, as La Roja have already been eliminated from the knockout stage following losses to Chile and Netherlands. Xavi has scored 13 goals in 133 international appearances.

Xavi picked up a hamstring strain in training this week and is a doubt for Barcelona's La Liga match against Granada on Saturday, according to ESPN FC.

Xavi took the international break off instead of traveling with the Spain squad for friendlies against Equatorial Guinea and South Africa, so the injury is quite unfortunate given his lack of match action. He hasn't been officially ruled out of this weekend's match but it doesn't appear like he'll be 100 percent if he does feature.

Xavi scored in the 52nd minute of Saturday's 4-1 win over Real Valladolid.

Xavi hadn't found the back of the net since back on August 18 against Levante despite plenty of time on the pitch for Barca this season.