Barcelona's senior players wanted Javi Garcia Pimienta hired ahead of Ronald Koeman after the dismissal of Quique Setien.

That's according to Okdiario's chief pundit Eduardo Inda, while speaking on El Chiringuito.

Inda insists Lionel Messi and co wanted Barca B coach Garcia Pimienta promoted ahead of Koeman being brought back to the club.

He said, "They spoke between themselves and what they suggested was that the successor of the already condemned Setién should be García Pimienta.

“Messi was asking for him with the support of the other two heavyweights, (Sergi) Busquets and (Gerard) Piqué, and it is one of the two main reasons for Messi wanting to leave.

"The other was the departure of Luis Suárez."