While speaking to Santiago Sotto on Super Deportivo Radio, Valenti Guardiola, father of Manchester City and former legendary Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, stated that a potential return to Catalonia cannot be entirely ruled out.<\/p>\n
In the course of an interview while speaking to Santiago Sotto<\/em> on Super Deportivo Radio<\/em>, Valenti Guardiola, father of Manchester City and former legendary Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, expressedly stated that a potential return to Camp Nou would never be ruled out.<\/p>\n While several topics were discussed during the interview, including the prospect of Guardiola coaching the Spanish national team – a prospect that the manager\u2019s father was not enamored with \u2013 Valenti did drop a bombshell about Pep\u2019s possible avenues in the near future.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want Pep to direct the Spanish National Team.<\/em>\u00a0Now, to return to Barcelona as a coach or as a person who\u2018d give advice is something that I do not rule out,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said the manager\u2019s father.<\/p>\n Without confirming any substantial links, Valenti\u2019s statements would be ample reason for optimism for the Barca camp even if Pep were to return in a technical capacity outside of coaching. Under Joan Laporta\u2019s new board, the Blaugrana would certainly be more than glad to roll out the red carpet to welcome him home with mucho gusto as the club is currently trying to disentangle themselves from the state of disarray they\u2019ve fallen into.<\/p>\n And when speaking about Lionel Messi’s links to Manchester City and a potential reunion with Pep in England, Valenti said:<\/p>\n