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  • Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta said Friday he wants to "achieve big goals" with Japan's Vissel Kobe after signing a two-year contract extension. The former Barcelona maestro, who has battled back to action after a serious thigh injury, inked the two-year deal on Tuesday, his 37th birthday. "What drives me is that I am motivated to work with Vissel Kobe to achieve big goals," he told an online press conference. "I want to be the one to decide when I will retire. I do not want injuries to force me into retirement." The World Cup-winning midfielder joined Kobe in 2018 in a deal worth a reported $30 million a year. He helped Kobe, currently fifth in the 20-team J-League, reach the semi-finals of last year's Asian Champions League. Iniesta, named Kobe's captain in April 2019, was sidelined for several months after he ruptured a tendon in his right thigh last December. Following surgery in Barcelona, he was back training in April before returning to action in the J-League this month. Iniesta said he aims "to bring my whole body and my game intuition to the top level and be ready to fight". "I am happy with where I am at as far as my condition is concerned... but I am still on my way towards reaching my top condition," he said. After his arrival in Japan, Iniesta led Kobe to its first trophy -- the Japanese Super Cup title in 2020. "This is a sign that our project is going in the right direction. What's important is that we will always achieve this high quality of work as a club," he said. Iniesta has enjoyed huge popularity in Japan, with analysts estimating he has generated more than $100 million in ticket sales and merchandising revenue. He has appeared in TV commercials for Japanese sake and mobile phone services. Kobe's tech-billionaire owner, Hiroshi Mikitani, has said Iniesta's presence in Japan has helped improve the quality of the entire J-League. hih/kaf/th
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  • Iniesta has 'big goals' after extending career with Kobe
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