Barcelona want 'contract for life' for Iniesta
Speaking to ESPN, Bartomeu told ESPN that “we want him to have a contract here for life.”
“He is Barca’s balance. He has Ronaldinho’s smile and Messi’s magic. We want to keep him forever”.
Iniesta, 33, only started 13 La Liga games last season, his ageing legs playing a declining role as Barcelona look to find younger players to galvanise their squad.
Iniesta himself said back in May that “my dream has always been to retire wearing these colours and I’ve no reason to change that. My heart and my head however, tell me to evaluate certain things before deciding”.
He is still a vital presence in the locker room, reports yesterday indicating that he was part of a group (the others being Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Luis
Suarez and Lionel Messi) to have told Neymar to make his mind up on his future, because his doubts over a move to PSG were “killing the group”.
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