Barcelona icon Andres Iniesta admits leaving for Vissel Kobe was about extending his career.

The midfielder left Barca last summer.

"I always felt important and I decided to leave because I saw that the moment has come in which I felt that I have given everything to my club, leaving my soul there," he said.

"I took the decision to change the scenery, the country, my dreams and my targets.

"That what my heart and my body dictated."