With the arrival of Joan Laporta to the chairmanship of the Barcelonathe culé team manages several options on the bench for next season.
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Last Friday, ESPN journalist Christian Martin dropped the bomb from England, reporting that Pep Guardiola could return to Barca if a condition is met.
“Really, if Manchester City become champions of this Champions League, Pep Guardiola could return to lead FC Barcelona. He would go to Barcelona. Another point to convince Messi. He would close a stage after winning the Champions League. Although he had renewed, Guardiola and Arteta would be the possible variants. Imagine Kun and Guardiola would be the key to convincing Messi, “the communicator said.
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Manchester City were linked with Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals and the move of the key winner between Bayern Munich and PSG would be measured in the semi-finals.
Pep Guardiola was the one who gave Barcelona the “sextete” and Laporta would try to get it back to the culé bank for years to come.
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Arriving in Barcelona would be a breath of fresh air for Messi, who, seeing the coach who took him to the highest level, might consider staying until the end of his career.