NOLITO has revealed why he snubbed the chance to rejoin Barcelona to be part of Pep Guardiola’s Etihad revolution.
The Spain star agreed an £13.8million switch to Manchester City from Celta Vigo this month.
Nolito snubbed Barcelona to join up with Pep Guardiola in Manchester
Nolito signed for City while starring for Spain at Euro 2016
And he chose the move despite an offer to go back to the Nou Camp — where he spent two seasons earlier in his career.
City and Barca were the only offers on the table for him.
But the wideman, 29, said: “It’s something I spoke about with my family and management.
The new star was unveiled to the crowd during City’s tour of China
“I also spoke with David Silva. He spoke well about City. It took me just two days to make the decision.
“I have come to the Premier League to play with City and under Pep Guardiola, who will play me in the first team
“I am very proud of Barcelona’s interest, but now I am here I think I made the best decision.
“I’ve had the luck to play with Lionel Messi a bit, but what I want in life is to play and enjoy my football.”
It was Guardiola who handed Nolito his chance with Barca.
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The star added: “I enjoyed working with him. It’s a reason for me to come here but not the only one.
“It was also about City, they have a great team, they got to the Champions League semi-finals last season.”
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