A return to Barcelona is a possibility for Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.

That's the claim of Lionel Messi's biographer Guillem Balague.

He told the Transfer Window Podcast: "Pep Guardiola is a big fan of Barcelona, he loves Barcelona, it is the club of his life.

"What is he doing in Manchester City? There is a simple answer that everyone outside of Catalonia does not know. Pep Guardiola is not there because the leaders in place do not want his influence, do not want Johan Cruyff to be their guru.

"If Guardiola can return to Barcelona under a new presidency? After Manchester City, he would like another sabbatical year before taking the reins of a national selection. Everyone in Barcelona thinks that the post-Messi era should be led by him. But it has to be done by people in whom he has complete confidence.

"Victor Font would like to convince him to come, they have met several times."