Manchester City bo s Pep Guardiola saysBarcelona's succe sover the past 15 years would not have been po sible without Andres Iniesta.
The veteranmidfielder announced on Friday he will be leaving Camp Nou at the end of the season following Brian Dozier Jersey 22 succe sful years in Catalonia, in whichhe has lifted 31trophies with the club.
Iniesta, who also won theEuropean Championship twiceand scored Spain's winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final, is one of the most decoratedgraduatesfrom Barcelona's famedLa Masia academy and played alongside Guardiola, before working under him when the now Jorge Polanco Jersey Manchester City bo s was in charge of the Blaugrana.
Speaking at City's news conference ahead of Sunday's clash with West Ham,Guardiola heaped praise on the Spain international, whose next clubis likely to be in China.
"I Glen Perkins Jersey could spend so many minutes talking about what Andres Iniesta means to Barcelona and football," Guardiola said.
"The history Barcelona have lived in the last 15 years would not be po sible without him.
"I need to thank him because he helped me to understand the game better - just watching him, what he does on the football pitch.
"As well as the amount of Taylor Rogers Jersey titles he won, it was the way he played that is an example of how you have to be as a profe sional on and off the pitch.
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"Thank you so much for what he has done and all the best in the future."
Iniesta won three La Liga titles and two Champions League Josh Donaldson Jersey crowns under Guardiola's guidance and he hopes his departure does not spell the end of his Barca career.
He added: "Hopefully when he retires he can comeback to Barcelona and can teach the young players what he has shown on the pitch.
"It was an incredible period for Tony Oliva Jersey me, first as his team-mate and then as his manager. I learned a lot from him."
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