Pedro Rodriguez has admitted that he'd be more than willing to return to Barcelona, should the opportunity ever arise.
The forward left the Catalan club in 2015 to move to Chelsea, but his contract at the Blues is up in 2020.
"If they call me, I'd leave it all," Pedro told L'Esportiu.
"There was a moment this pre-season, when we played against Barcelona, that, after speaking to [Ernesto Valverde], I saw a chance [of returning].
"But the door closed quickly. At this moment, I don't know what is going to happen to me, only that I finish my contract at Chelsea at the end of the season."
Pedro has had a very successful career in both Spain and England, and he reminisced about his time at the Camp Nou especially.
"I was lucky enough to work with Pep Guardiola, to play with an extraordinary group of players, starting with [Lionel] Messi and followed by [Victor] Valdes, [Carles] Puyol, Xavi [Hernandez], [Andres] Iniesta, [David] Villa... and it's true that luck isn't given to anyone. As Luis Aragones used to say, luck is earnt," he said.
"I think I've given everything I've had to give, but I know a lot of people who have worked and not got the reward I had.
"I never imagined this career when I played at places like Rapitenca and Reus. Before playing at the San Siro, I had the honour of playing at grounds like Premia."
Pedro played alongside Messi in the Barcelona attack for many years and heaped praise on the Argentine.
"I knew that I was there to help and in the background; I think we all knew what our role was," he noted.
"In front of everyone was Leo. But we didn't play for him, he played with us, at his side and he was very grateful.
"I remember once that I gave him a good pass and it ended in a goal - normally it was the other way around. When we were celebrating, he told me, "Thanks, kid!" and I was thinking, 'Thanks? Thank you for being so good!'
"Leo was always very generous with the team; he helped us and we helped him.
"He's an excellent teammate, he seems like a great guy. We've experienced lots of things together, lots of games, lots of goals...
"I had to run more than anyone, I ran happily. I had a great time."
King_Keynan
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As a Chelsea fan. I thank Pedro very much for every minute he played for Chelsea, Pedro was the player that crowned Chelsea to be England Champion 2017 alongside with Eden, Diego Costa and The captain JT. Yeah I understand that Super Frankie want to rebuild the team with young players. Anyway I wish Pedro will come back to Barcelona again and crowned titles with his friend Lionel Messi.
tomabdimtz
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Pedro is welcomed, he is our legend and our hero, we love him. If he is called back, I will love it. We wouldn't have lost at Anfield and Roma, he would have run them down.
mibaiknosz
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I'm really optimistic he will go back to Barcelona one fine day, u gave your all to the team n still carried it in your heart. You're truly a Cules 🔵♥️ I'll never forget your last goal for the team during our super cup final against Sevilla, the celebration was dope n the goal was awesome. I still watched your game anytime u are in the starting lineup (Chelsea) I love to see you back home either a player or whatsoever. I missed you,we missed you #Ped