Barcelona: Barcelona want Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta to end his career at the Catalan club, coach Gerardo Martino said on the eve of Saturday`s La Liga game at Almeria.
Recent media reports have suggested the 29-year-old playmaker may be reluctant to renew his contract when it ends in 2015.
However, the club and the player have said this week that both parties want to agree a new deal.
"Everything the president (Sandro Rosell) and Andres have expressed about him finishing his career at Barca is pretty clear," Martino told a news conference on Friday.
"If I were the president I would also like the emblematic players to finish their careers here."
Iniesta, winner of UEFA`s Best Player in Europe award in 2011-12, left no one in any doubt about his plans for the future during a news conference on Thursday.
"All I can say is my desire is to finish playing here. The club`s intention is the same and everything is on course," he said.
"We`re going to reach an agreement and there is no further complication. This is the best place for me."
Barcelona are top of the table with a maximum 18 points from six games, the same haul as Atletico Madrid but with a superior goal difference.
Fourth from bottom Almeria have yet to record a victory in La Liga this season and Barca have won the last four meetings between the sides by a combined goal tally of 19-1 including an 8-0 away victory in 2010.
Atletico also visit Madrid rivals Real, who are third with 16 points, on Saturday.
Reuters