Football Soccer - Manchester City training - International Champions Cup China - Olympic Sports Centre, Beijing, China - 24/7/16 - Manchester City player Nolito attends training. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
(Reuters) - A chance to reunite with new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and the lure of Premier League football made Nolito opt for a move to England over a return to Spanish champions Barcelona, the winger has said.
Nolito spent one season under Guardiola at Barcelona but was used sparingly by the manager, who gave the 29-year-old just two substitute appearances during the entire 2010-11 campaign before selling him to Portuguese side Benfica.
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