KOBE, Aug 11 ― They played together for Barcelona for 14 years, winning everything the club game has to offer on multiple occasions. Both have now left the Catalan club ― but former midfield general Andres Iniesta, who joined Japan’s Vissel Kobe three years ago, says it will be hard to see...
KOBE, Aug 11 ― They played together for Barcelona for 14 years, winning everything the club game has to offer on multiple occasions.
“It will be difficult to see him in another shirt than that of Barca,” Iniesta told AFP on Tuesday as Messi flew to a new adventure with Paris Saint-Germain. If Messi takes up a mooted option of a third year he will be 37 ― Iniesta’s age now ― and the latter has proved his own longevity by agreeing a further two years Japanese extension.
Iniesta, who has lifted a Japanese Emperor’s Cup and Super Cup with Kobe, reflected that he knew his time at Barcelona was up when he moved on. “There comes a moment when you say, it’s over,” he said.Asked if he might return in some capacity to Barcelona he would only say “of course it would be great to go back. I spent many years there. It’s my home and I would like to be where one feels loved, respected and at ease.
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