Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta may leave Japanese club Vissel Kobe this summer.as announced this Saturday by the Japanese media and until the end of his contract, which was to January 2024.
According to the Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing an anonymous source, Iniesta will thus end his five-year stay in the Asian country. According to the same source, he may be considering offers in the United States or the Middle East.
However, the player’s representatives did not wish to confirm the information or comment on this issue, nor did the club from central Japan. The player posted a photo on social networks with the jersey number 8 and the inscription “always”.
The former Barcelona player, who turns 39 on May 11, joined Vissel Jobe in July 2018 and was instrumental in his team’s victory at the 99th Emperor’s Cup in 2020. although he only played a few minutes this past season.
“In terms of football, I feel good and I will start this year with the desire to continue playing football. From there we will need to see sensations or discover other routes. I really live in the present. I don’t rule out passing the 40 barrier as a player. To this day, I continue to enjoy football and take care of myself to be healthy and not suffer,” Iniesta said in an interview with EFE last December.
Source: La Opinion
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