Manchester City winger Nolito has admitted a move to Barcelona was "close" before he opted for the Etihad Stadium.
Nolito has confirmed he was close to joining Barcelona in the summer before eventually ending up at Manchester City with Pep Guardiola.
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The Spain international had been strongly linked with a return to Camp Nou five years on from leaving Barca for Benfica and has admitted it was a move that almost came to fruition.
"I was close to Barcelona," he told Mundo Deportivo.