Chongqing Lifan announce Iniesta will not play for them

Chongqing Lifan announce Iniesta will not play for them

 Iniesta se marchó ovacionado del Camp Nou en su último Clásico / | LALIGA

The Chinese club sent out an official statement denying they have signed Iniesta

Chinese Super League club Chongquing Dangdai Lifan released a statement on their offficial website explaining in detail that Andres Iniesta will not sign for them, but declaring they will sign a commercial deal with the midfielder.

"About the arrival of Iniesta  to Chongqing Dangdai Lifan, the club would like to remind everyone that we will only make rational investments," said the club, denying they have made a mouthwatering deal to sign Barça's number eight.

The statement added: "We won't go the Federation's spending policy and we're not going to distort the Chinese market," referencing the fact that Chinese Super League rules prevent clubs from inflating foreign players' prices.

Finally, they made it clearn that they have made contact with Iniesta.

"We confirm that we have struck a deal with Andres Iniesta, but it will not see him join us as a footballer."

Iniesta has already declared he will leave Barcelona at the end of this season after 16 years in the club's first team, but he has not revealed his next destination.