Laudrup was arguably one of the greatest creative midfielders of his generation and also went on to represent arch-rivals Real Madrid after his time at Barcelona. After a 4-year spell at Juventus, the Dane went on to play at the Nou Camp for 5 years, winning 4 La Liga titles and a Champions League with the club.
His connection to the Los Blancos has hardly stopped Iniesta from heaping praise on the 55-year-old and went on to reveal that the Dane was his boyhood idol. He said,
Iniesta played alongside Xavi and Busquets to form what is argued to be the greatest midfield in football history, and Iniesta went on to describe his experience playing beside two of his longest-serving former teammates. The former Barcelona skipper added,
This surreal midfield was the brainchild of Pep Guardiola, arguably the most successful manager of the 21st century. It was the Catalan who oversaw this masterful combination blossom into an all-conquering midfield at the heart of his unstoppable Blaugrana army in the late 2000s.
Iniesta did, however, remark that it was a difficult choice to exclude his former boss for the player he was, stating that the former defensive midfielder and current Manchester City boss was also someone the World Cup-winner looked up to as a child. He said,
The 35-year-old Spaniard left Barcelona ahead of the 2018/19 season on a free transfer to Japanese side Vissel Kobe, after serving the Blaugrana for nearly 18 years.
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