Iniesta poised for move to the Emirates

According to the transfer specialist, Fabrizio Romano, veteran midfielder Andres Iniesta is poised to sign with the Ras Al-Khaimah based club Emirates Club FC , in the United Arab Emirates. This deal is expected to see the former FC Barcelona legend stay with the UAE club until June 2024, with the deal having a year extension option.

Iniesta said goodbye on July 1 to Vissel Kobe, where he has spent the last five years of his career and upon his departure explained that his intention was to continue playing soccer professionally. After a little over a month without a team, and with the 39-year-old training at FC Barcelona’s training centre, the player from Albacete now has a destination.

Emirates Club hail from Ras Al-Khaimah have just been promoted to the country’s top flight and are a modest organization division with games being staged at the compact 5,200 capacity Emirates Club stadium. Iniesta will be the first ever He will be the first Spaniard to play for the Falcons and will join other Spanish stars in the UAE top flight such as Paco Álcacer (Sharjah) and Alejandro Pozuelo (Al Jazira).