TOKYO: Former Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata set his sights on winning the J-League title on Sunday after joining Andres Iniesta's f...
: Former Manchester United and Spain midfielder Juan Mata set his sights on winning the J-League title on Sunday after joining Andres Iniesta's former Japanese club Vissel Kobe.
Mata, a World Cup winner with Spain in 2010, has joined Kobe after leaving Turkey's Galatasaray over the summer.Iniesta failed to lead the Vissel to their first J-League title during his time in Japan but Mata immediately targeted silverware after being unveiled by the club. “With the aim of winning the first league for Vissel Kobe, I will try my best to help the team win this trophy,“ the 35-year-old told reporters.Vissel, who play later Sunday, are second in the J-League, one point behind defending champions Yokohama F-Marinos with less than 10 games of the season remaining.
Iniesta won Japan's domestic Emperor's Cup in 2019 and led Vissel to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League a year later. Iniesta and Mata's World Cup-winning former teammate David Villa also played for Kobe for one season in 2019.“I feel really proud to sign for Vissel Kobe, a club where great players and great friends that I admire -- Andres Iniesta, David Villa -- have played,“ he said.Mata made his name with Valencia and won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012 before joining Manchester United two years later.
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