Manchester City and Arsenal are making a late pitch this week to convince Andres Iniesta to delay a move to China.

The Barcelona captain is expected to announce this week that he will move to the Chinese Premier League after the World Cup.

However, AS says City boss Pep Guardiola is in contact with Iniesta about moving to England for next season. Arsenal, through former Barca chief Raul Sanllehi, is also in talks, along with PSG.

Indeed, the sudden rush of interest received could see Iniesta postpone his announcement beyond this week.

Chongqing Dangdai Lifan officials have already confirmed in recent days a confidence that Iniesta will sign for them.