Iniesta will announce his future at 13:30

After a few hours of doubt, Barcelona have confirmed that Iniesta will clarify his plans for the future at 13:30 on Friday. He is expected to announce whether or not he will leave Barcelona, and where he will go if he does leave. 

It is widely expected that the Spaniard will tell the press that he is leaving the club, where he has spent the last 22 years of his life. The Barca captain is likely to call time on an extraordinary career at the Catalan club, with rumours that he is preparing for a move to the Chinese League.

Where he goes and for how much is of little importance, the big news will be whether or not he intends to leave in summer. He will appear at a news conference after he finishes practice at the Barcelona training centre, with the eyes of Spanish football upon him.

If he does announce his farewell, his last hurrah will be on May 20, when Barca face Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou in the last game of their season. Save a disaster, Iniesta will lift the league trophy on this day, but will it be his last?

 

27 April 2018