OFFICIAL PRESENTATION OF INIESTA

Andrés Iniesta, presented like new player of the Vissel Kobe

Published:24/05/2018 - 10:22h

Updated:24/05/2018 - 10:23h

Andrés Iniesta already is officially new player of the Vissel Kobe. The eternal captain of the FC Barcelona was presented this Thursday in Japan, beside the CEO of Rakuten and president of the club, Hiroshi Mikitani, in an act that woke up big expectancy

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Andrés Iniesta already can say in high voice that it is new player of the Vissel Kobe. The one of Fuentealbilla starred this Thursday an act that woke up a grandísima expectancy in Japan, and beside the CEO of Rakuten and president of the Japanese group, Hiroshi Mikitani, signed the new agreement that will link him during the three next seasons to the team of the Japanese League.

Hiroshi Mikitani, owner of the Vissel Kobe and very fellow of Gerard Hammered, went the first in taking part in the act of presentation of Andrés Iniesta. The maximum leader took advantage of to stand out the importance of the manchego as to international level, and the jump that will give to the Vissel Kobe the fact to have to a footballer of his characteristics in the staff.

Mikitani Welcomed Andrés Iniesta to a club that expects to receive him like a new family during the next years, directing to the public but also with looks of complicity to an Iniesta that it limited to smile, to taste with the new experience that has by in front.

"Iniesta is a top player. It marked the goal that gave him to Spain the World-wide in South Africa. His arrival goes to mean an inspiration for the Vissel Kobe and the Japanese football", remembered Mikitani, just before Andrés Iniesta signed in front of all the cameras the documents that will link him during the next years to the Vissel Kobe, where expects to follow playing to big level.

Afterwards, the manchego posed beside Mikitani and his new T-shirt of the Vissel Kobe, in which lucirá also the dorsal '8' that so much enjoyed in the FC Barcelona. After posing during some minutes for the present photographers in the act, so much Iniesta like Mikitani withdrew of the stage, in an act that did not last too much, but that served to put an end, already of definite form, to the links of Iniesta with the Barça.

Andrés Iniesta wants to be one more in Japan

From now, Andrés Iniesta is new player of the Vissel Kobe and will do all the possible, to sportive level, to improve the situation of the team and try conquer the Japanese League, in which will have a big competition. Andrés Iniesta, besides, will have to integrate beside his family in the Japanese culture, something that expects to carry out with patience and illusion. His new adventure finish to begin.

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