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All possibilities are open – Iniesta responds to China, Japan and Australia links
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 33, is keeping his options open as he prepares to leave at the end of the season.
Andres Iniesta revealed there are still "little details" to resolve as he decides on who is next club will be, insisting all possibilities are open outside of Europe.
The Barcelona icon is leaving the LaLiga champions at the end of the season and has been linked with moves to China, Japan and Australia after declaring he would not move to another European side.
Iniesta started Barca's 5-1 thumping of Villarreal on Wednesday and impressed as the champions moved within two games of completing an unbeaten top-flight season.
That would be an impressive way for the 33-year-old to bow out, and for the time being he will not offer many hints about what lies in store for him next.
"I said that I would not go to Europe and apart from that all possibilities are open," Iniesta told beIN Sports after the Villarreal victory, in which he received a standing ovation from the Camp Nou crowd when he was substituted in the second half.
"They said I'm not going to China, now they say Japan is an option and I've also heard Australia.
"You will know when I tell you. There are things to seal, little details and I will try and choose the best option.
"I try to enjoy each minute as there is not long to go and to be on the pitch is what I want. I have a week-and-a-half left to enjoy and when the season ends my mind will be on the national team and my future.
"It is not easy going so many games unbeaten. We have the chance to finish like that and it gives us a lot of enthusiasm.
"We will try to [stay unbeaten] and finish with this run, I don't know if it's been done before but it's very exciting."
Iniesta produced a magnificent lofted pass to assist Lionel Messi's goal – Barca's third – in his penultimate home appearance.
He said of Messi: "It is a lot of time, a lot of work together, I have a lot of complicity with Leo.
"When you give him a ball like that you know the move normally ends well. It was a very complete game."
Barcelona are away to Levante next week before their season ends at home to Real Sociedad on May 20.
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, 33, is keeping his options open as he prepares to leave at the end of the season.
Andres Iniesta revealed there are still "little details" to resolve as he decides on who is next club will be, insisting all possibilities are open outside of Europe.
The Barcelona icon is leaving the LaLiga champions at the end of the season and has been linked with moves to China, Japan and Australia after declaring he would not move to another European side.
Iniesta started Barca's 5-1 thumping of Villarreal on Wednesday and impressed as the champions moved within two games of completing an unbeaten top-flight season.
That would be an impressive way for the 33-year-old to bow out, and for the time being he will not offer many hints about what lies in store for him next.
"I said that I would not go to Europe and apart from that all possibilities are open," Iniesta told beIN Sports after the Villarreal victory, in which he received a standing ovation from the Camp Nou crowd when he was substituted in the second half.
"They said I'm not going to China, now they say Japan is an option and I've also heard Australia.
"You will know when I tell you. There are things to seal, little details and I will try and choose the best option.
"I try to enjoy each minute as there is not long to go and to be on the pitch is what I want. I have a week-and-a-half left to enjoy and when the season ends my mind will be on the national team and my future.
"It is not easy going so many games unbeaten. We have the chance to finish like that and it gives us a lot of enthusiasm.
"We will try to [stay unbeaten] and finish with this run, I don't know if it's been done before but it's very exciting."
Iniesta produced a magnificent lofted pass to assist Lionel Messi's goal – Barca's third – in his penultimate home appearance.
He said of Messi: "It is a lot of time, a lot of work together, I have a lot of complicity with Leo.
"When you give him a ball like that you know the move normally ends well. It was a very complete game."
Barcelona are away to Levante next week before their season ends at home to Real Sociedad on May 20.
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The result does not reflect Milan's performance, insists Gattuso
AC Milan did not deserve to lose so heavily in the Coppa Italia final against Juventus on Wednesday, according to their head coach.
Gennaro Gattuso called on AC Milan's players to take the 4-0 defeat to Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on the chin and come back stronger.
The Rossoneri kept their opponents quiet before the break at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, only to suffer a second-half meltdown to lose heavily.
Juventus scored three goals in a stunning eight-minute spell to seize control of the game, defender Medhi Benatia netting two of them as Milan crumbled under pressure at set-piece situations.
Gianluigi Donnarumma also endured a game to forget, the teenage goalkeeper allowing Douglas Costa's shot to slip through his grasp before dropping an easy catch to present Benatia with the chance to make it 3-0.
Milan's misery was complete when substitute Nikola Kalinic headed into his own net, though Gattuso felt the final score was not a fair reflection of his team's performance.
"Football is like that. The result does not reflect the performance, but you pay for errors," he told Rai Sport.
"For 56 minutes, we did what we had to and Juventus never troubled us, other than a [Mario] Mandzukic header.
"But we have to accept it and realise we made our own errors - we must accept them.
"I'm also a young coach. I am learning. I make mistakes and have to figure out where we have gone wrong to improve.
"We shouldn't look at the 4-0 result, but rather how we lost it and what we can do to improve."
Having missed out on an opportunity to secure a place in next season's Europa League, Milan will now hope to qualify for the competition via the Serie A. They sit sixth in the table with two games to go, starting with Sunday's trip to Atalanta.
AC Milan did not deserve to lose so heavily in the Coppa Italia final against Juventus on Wednesday, according to their head coach.
Gennaro Gattuso called on AC Milan's players to take the 4-0 defeat to Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on the chin and come back stronger.
The Rossoneri kept their opponents quiet before the break at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, only to suffer a second-half meltdown to lose heavily.
Juventus scored three goals in a stunning eight-minute spell to seize control of the game, defender Medhi Benatia netting two of them as Milan crumbled under pressure at set-piece situations.
Gianluigi Donnarumma also endured a game to forget, the teenage goalkeeper allowing Douglas Costa's shot to slip through his grasp before dropping an easy catch to present Benatia with the chance to make it 3-0.
Milan's misery was complete when substitute Nikola Kalinic headed into his own net, though Gattuso felt the final score was not a fair reflection of his team's performance.
"Football is like that. The result does not reflect the performance, but you pay for errors," he told Rai Sport.
"For 56 minutes, we did what we had to and Juventus never troubled us, other than a [Mario] Mandzukic header.
"But we have to accept it and realise we made our own errors - we must accept them.
"I'm also a young coach. I am learning. I make mistakes and have to figure out where we have gone wrong to improve.
"We shouldn't look at the 4-0 result, but rather how we lost it and what we can do to improve."
Having missed out on an opportunity to secure a place in next season's Europa League, Milan will now hope to qualify for the competition via the Serie A. They sit sixth in the table with two games to go, starting with Sunday's trip to Atalanta.
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