Just In! Barcelona Legend Andres Iniesta Reveals Club He Would Join Next

Andres Iniesta seems to have confirmed he might be becoming a member of Vissel Kobe by asserting he’s en path to Japan.

The Barcelona icon revealed on the finish of final month he can be leaving Camp Nou after 16 seasons on the membership, throughout which he gained 9 La Liga titles and the Champions League 4 occasions.

After stories of a swap to Chongqing Lifan had been denied by the Chinese Super League facet, Kobe emerged because the shock frontrunners for Iniesta’s signature.

And on Wednesday the Spain midfielder posted a photograph of himself on board an plane with Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani, the proprietor of the J-League membership.

“Heading to my new home, with my friend,” Iniesta wrote, mentioning Mikitani in his tweet.

Mikitani is the chief govt of Rakuten, the electronics firm that’s the shirt sponsor of Barca.

The businessman additionally posted a photograph to social media, posing with Iniesta exterior the plane with the message: “Going back to Tokyo with my friend.”