Andrés Iniesta signs for Japanese club Vissel Kobe after leaving Barcelona

• Iniesta describes arrival on three-year deal as ‘very special day’
• Midfielder said by Japanese media to be earning £22.5m a year

Andrés Iniesta has signed for the Japanese side Vissel Kobe after bringing down the curtain on his brilliant Barcelona career.

The 34-year-old midfielder appeared before a packed news conference at a central Tokyo hotel on Thursday along with Kobe’s billionaire owner, Hiroshi Mikitani.

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