Andres Iniesta has opened the door to a potential return to Barcelona, admitting that he still sees the club as his “home”.
Barca have been forced to scout the transfer market for cut-price options and free agents amid a well-documented financial crisis, with Dani Alves even returning to the club to aid their cause in January.
Iniesta, who enjoyed a glittering career at Camp Nou spanning almost two decades, could follow in the footsteps of Alves.
Iniesta revealed he would welcome the chance to head back to Catalunya if the opportunity were to arise.
“I would love to return to Barcelona,” he told Gerard Romeo on Twitch. “I would like to help the institution. There are many variables involved and it is difficult to know what will happen in the future.
“Barca is my home and I couldn’t be anywhere better than there. Today I like to think a lot about playing. That’s what fascinates me the most today.”
Pressed on whether he plans to move into coaching when he retires, Iniesta added: “Time is running against me as they say, but I do not know where I see myself when I retire.
“Many times it crosses my mind that I would like to get the title of coach or prepare to be a sporting director. I would like to be linked to football, yes.”
The midfielder played a key role in one of Barca’s greatest-ever sides, alongside the likes of Lionel Messi and Xavi, but left the club in 2018 before heading to Vissel Kobe in Japan.
