Iniesta: 'No plan to leave Barcelona'

Andres Iniesta has insisted that he has never thought of leaving Barcelona for another club in the future.

The 28-year-old midfielder has been with the Catalan giants his entire career, having developed at the club's youth academy.



"I've always said that my dream and my ambition would be to hang up my boots at the club I've been with since I was 12, a club that's given me practically everything," he told Fifa.com.



"So obviously, leaving doesn't even cross my mind right now because I'm in the best place I could ever be.



"That said, it'll be my performances that decide how long I carry on. The day that I don't feel I can give 100% [I'll stop] because I wouldn't want to cheat the club. That's only logical."



Iniesta has won La Liga five times and the Champions League thrice with Barcelona so far.

Cazorla Reveals Barcelona Inspiration

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla says he tries to model his game on Barcelona schemer Andres Iniesta.



The Spanish midfielder has set the Premier League alight since his summer switch from Malaga, playing an integral part in Arsenal's impressive start to the season.



And Cazorla says he owes his success down to how he models his game around his international colleague Iniesta.



"Iniesta is the standard against which I measure myself," Cazorla admitted. "Playing by his side is something else. He's a total footballer in every sense.



"Every day with him is something to treasure and learn from. I try to copy the things he does, but it's very difficult. The problem is that when he does them he makes them look easy, but then you try it and you get all tangled up. Andrés is a role model on and off the pitch."



The 27 year old's impact for Arsenal has been such that many already consider him among the signings of the summer, and his early success in north London was capped with his first goal in the win over West Ham United.



Cazorla's performances have evoked memories of Cesc Fabregas' influence in midfield during his days at The Emirates Stadium, with the former Villarreal midfielder supplying the bullets for the likes of Lukas Podolski and Gervinho.



"I've adapted to my new team really well," Cazorla added.



"The change hasn't been as drastic as you might think. The football is quicker and more intense, but I wasn't shocked by that. Plus I've joined a team, Arsenal, whose playing style is very similar to the one at Málaga."



Meanwhile, Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone has against quashed rumours of a move away from The Gunners.



Despite stepping in ably for the injured Wojciech Szczesny for much of the campaign, Mannone has been linked with a move to his homeland on a regular basis.



But the 24 year old said: "I want to make it clear, because there have been unfounded rumours, that my contract is not ending in 12 months.



"I've got a few more years and I'm happy to be at Arsenal right now. I'm looking at the present and my future is not in doubt.



"I want to stay at Arsenal as long as I can, I don't want to move to any other club."

Wedding Pictures: Andrés Iniesta gets married to Anna Ortiz

First Europe's most important football trophy, then a player of the tournament award and, now, marriage. It's been a good week for Spain's Andres Iniesta.



Iniesta, clad in a navy blue suit, posted a photo on Twitter on Sunday with his new wife Anna Ortiz saying "Amazing day! Just married."



The 28-year-old midfielder helped Spain become the first nation to defend its continental crown with last Sunday's 4-0 win over Italy.



Iniesta, who scored the extra-time winner when Spain won its first World Cup two years ago, was named best player at Euro 2012 a day later.



Lionel Messi, Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez and Samuel Eto'o were among the guests.



People lined the streets leading to the wedding in Tamarit, with Barcelona teammate Gerard Pique tweeting "this looks like the Tour de France."