BARCELONA legend Andres Iniesta is reportedly set to sign for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan at the end of the season.
The 33-year-old, who has spent his whole career with the Catalan giants, is set to snub Premier League interest in favour of a switch to the Chinese Super League.
According to Spanish publication Marca, Chongqing Dangdai Ligan are leading the race to secure his signature this summer.
They already already have links with him via Chinese businessman Jiang Lizhang, who is the president of La Liga side Granada.
The source suggests that Lizhang has been using his sports marketing agency to lure the experienced midfielder away from the Nou Camp.
Iniesta has previously travelled to Chongqing for promotional events, where he was photographed holding up a team shirt.
And he has his own reasons for wanting to complete a switch to China after previously declaring that he would retire at Barcelona.
The Ballon d’Or runner-up has claimed that he will sell around two million bottles of wine in China.
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Bodega Iniesta started in 2010, and sells wines from the tiny region of Fuentealbilla, which is where the Spain legend was born, with Corazon Loco his most famous label.
The Spain international is expected to make an official announcement about his future after this Saturday’s Copa del Rey final.
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It is reported that his Barcelona team-mates are aware of his decision, and it needs to be made official before April 30.
Manchester United and Manchester City have both previously been linked to the Spain international.
And Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian are also expected to be pursuing the 33-year-old.
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