Carlos Vela admitted that he came close to a loan move at Barcelona last winter following the MLS season.

"It was really close, who could say no to playing with Lionel Messi for four months? It would have been a case of enjoying my football, learning and then returning home," said Vela.

Vela admitted that Barcelona and Real Madrid would be difficult to turn down again.

"It's incredibly difficult to say you aren't interested in Barcelona. If Real Madrid and Barcelona are interested, then you can't miss it. If it had only depended on me last year, of course I would have accepted the offer," he added.