July 1, 2023, 9:44 AM
July 1, 2023, 9:44 AM
Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta He played his last game with Japanese side Vissel Kobe this Saturday and at 39 he is ready to continue his football career in a new destination.
The legend of Barcelona wore the captain’s armband and started as a starter, playing 57 minutes, in Vissel Kobe’s 1-1 draw at home against Consadole Sapporo, in the J-League.
Iniesta won the Champions League four times with Barcelona and at the age of 34, in 2018, he crossed the planet to join Kobe with a contract of three seasons and an annual salary of 30 million dollars, according to the media. He extended his relationship in 2021.
At the end of May he gave a press conference to announce that he would not continue at Kobe due to its lack of leadership in recent months.
“I want to continue playing football, I feel capable. Closing this stage we will see what options there may be. I would like to finish my career playing, and that’s what I want to try. Here that part is being complicated,” he said.
In Japan, Iniesta won the Emperor Cup in 2019 and reached the semifinals of the Asian Champions League a year later. However, in the last season his participation has been residual.
