2023-08-08 06:56:15
Andrés Iniesta moves to the United Arab Emirates. A reunion with Lionel Messi was also a topic for a long time.
WHAT HAPPENED? Andrés Iniesta signs a contract with the Emirates Club. The club from the United Arab Emirates announced this via Twitter. Loud Fabricius Roman his working paper should be valid until 2024 – with the option for another year.
WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND? The 39-year-old has played for Vissel Kobe in Japan since 2018 but his contract expired this summer. There have been rumors in recent days that Iniesta might also join Inter Miami, joining his former teammates Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba. But ultimately nothing came of it.
The Emirates Club was promoted to the UAE Pro League, the top domestic league, last season.
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A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS: Iniesta is one of the most successful footballers in the world. He once won the Champions League four times with Barça, was Spanish champion nine times and won the cup six times. He also collected important titles with the national team, becoming European champion in 2008 and 2012 and world champion in 2010.
In 2012, the midfielder was voted Europe’s Footballer of the Year. In Japan he completed 134 competitive games for Vissel Kobe, in which he contributed 26 goals and 25 assists.
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