Manchester City have been trying to lure Barcelona staff claims Nou Camp president

Former Barcelona directors Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain are now at City

The chairman of Manchester City, Khaldoon Al Mubarak (R), talks to chief executive Ferran Soriano (GETTY IMAGES)

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has claimed Manchester City have tried to lure a number of people to the Etihad Stadium from the Nou Camp.

Rosell says the Barclays Premier League champions have not only tried to sign players from all levels of the club's structure, but also other employees of the Catalan giants.

Former Barcelona directors Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain are now at City as chief executive and director of football respectively.

Rosell, speaking to RAC1 and quoted in Marca, said: "There have been some offensive approaches from City, at all levels of the structure of the club, but no one wants to go.

"They wanted to fish here, but there were no fish left."

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