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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20772654" data-attributes="member: 158020">Nolito: Barcelona return was close before I chose Man City <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/omnisport/d8/19/nolito-cropped_10klqniw99fgt1pcsfti29dvnf.jpg?t=-1534422641&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Nolito has confirmed he was close to joining Barcelona in the summer before eventually ending up at Manchester City with Pep Guardiola.The Spain international had been strongly linked with a return to Camp Nou five years on from leaving Barca, with the Celta Vigo striker a strong candidate to serve as backup to the Catalans' MSN trio.And Nolito admitted it was a move that almost came to fruition before City paid his €18 million buyout close to Celta. "I was close to Barcelona," he told Mundo Deportivo. "But in the end I decided to go to Manchester City."I think it was the best decision for me and my family and I am happy to play for City."Nolito's move meant he once again linked up with Guardiola, who sanctioned his sale to Benfica when the Spaniard was Barca coach. "[Our relationship is] good, pretty good, I'm not complaining," he added."It's a privilege for me to work with him and I try to learn every day and take advantage of the opportunities he is giving me."</blockquote>

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