Andres Iniesta was unveiled at a press  conference in Japan on Thursday                                                                 Andres Iniesta's move to Japanese club Vissel Kobe has been confirmed.

Iniesta appeared before a packed press conference in Tokyo on Thursday along with Kobe's billionaire owner Hiroshi Mikitani.Mikitani is also the CEO of Barcelona's main sponsor Rakuten, a Japanese online retailer.

He added: 'Iniesta is a top global player. Many of us will recall Iniesta's astounding goal in the final of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa that brought Spain its first title in the tournament.

'Since 2015, Iniesta has also led Barcelona as captain and last year he was the first player to sign a lifetime contract with the club.