Pep Guardiola has confessed that joining Barcelona could attraction to any participant, as he opens the door to an go out for Man City winger Raheem Sterling.
As revealed with the aid of 90min final month, Sterling's representatives have been exploring a possible January mortgage circulate to Barcelona, and even though City could decide upon him to live and fight for his spot in the team, Guardiola will not stand in Sterling's manner if he desires to move.
Following the arrival of Xavi in the Camp Nou dugout, transfer rumours are swirling like mad in Catalonia and Sterling's name is right at the forefront of that. On Monday, when Guardiola turned into at a charity event at Sant Cugat del Valles golfing membership, journalists took the opportunity to ask him approximately the speculation.
Initially, Mundo Deportivo country that Guardiola went 'off on a tangent', with the boss suggesting that City's loss of options at striker ought to see Sterling stay, but while pressed for a response, he admitted Barcelona have a real shot at touchdown their guy.
"We have an excessive amount of work to do it however if Barcelona is interested in any of our players, I'm satisfied they are able to get them," he stated. "Barcelona continues to be an attractive club, more than appealing.
"The town, the club, the records and this for the coaches, for the gamers continually seduces plenty. If Barcelona is interested by considered one of our players, they may start the equipment, It is an ocean liner. Barcelona, in right and terrible, can do what they want."
Sterling is one in every of numerous City players who've been related with movements to Barcelona in current months. Rumours regarding midfielder Bernardo Silva have possibly been strongest, but defenders Aymeric Laporte and Joao Cancelo have both been tipped to head to Camp Nou as well.
When he changed into asked approximately which players should depart City for Barcelona, Guardiola stated: "I haven't any idea, no longer that I understand. And glaringly I wouldn't tell you this either."
Sterling has made 9 appearances within the Premier League so far this season, however simply three of these have come as a starter.
He has additionally started just once of City's 4 Champions League games up to now and is understood to be open to a pass away looking for extra regular minutes.
