He will leave the club at the end of the season
Andres Iniesta has announced that he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season after 22 years at the club. He made the announcement during a press conference at the Barcelona training ground on Friday, which was also attended by his team mates.
Iniesta is considered as one of the greatest modern midfielders and has been a great servant to the La Liga giants but there were heavy speculations that the midfielder will leave the the club. The 33 year old is expected to join Chinese Super League club Chongqing Dangdai Lifan.
“This is my last season here,” he said on Friday. “I have thought my decision through for a long time. For me, Barca is the best club in the world – this club has given me everything.
“I would like to thank my team-mates and everyone who accompanied me every day, they made me be better. It’s been a dream come true, lots of titles, important moments throughout my career. I am very happy to have played for this club. I am proud.”
Regarding his future, Iniesta said: “There are still things to work out, different things. I said I would never play against Barca, so it’s not going to be in Europe. We will know at the end of the season.
“I’m almost 34, I’ve left everything out on the field, I’ve given everything to the club, and if I couldn’t give everything up to now, I wouldn’t be happy. I want to be happy, like I have been here.”
The Spain International has won a World Cup with Spain, won eight La Liga titles, with a ninth set to be secured in the coming weeks, alongside four Champions League wins and six Copa del Rey crowns in his career.
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