The Barca president would welcome the Manchester City boss back to Camp Nou with open arms
Pep Guardiola has been told he can return to Barcelona "whenever he wants" by club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
The Manchester City coach said last month that he would like to end his career by coaching youth teams in Barcelona and Bartomeu hailed him as a genius, saying he is thrilled at the prospect.
Bartomeu said he offered Guardiola the opportunity to take charge of La Masia towards the end of his four-year spell as Barcelona head coach.
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Guardiola, who guided one of football's all-time great teams through one of the most successful periods in Barcelona's history between 2008 and 2012, opted instead to leave Camp Nou and enjoyed a spell as Bayern Munich boss before joining City.