Former Barcelona manager ‘interested in joining growing contingent of Spanish bosses in the Premier League’ after visiting three clubs

A former Barcelona manager has revealed that he is interested in coaching in the Premier League.

There are currently five Spanish managers in the Premier League: Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, Unai Emery at Aston Villa, Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth and Julen Lopetegui at West Ham.

The former Barcelona manager recently visited three Premier League clubs and was very impressed.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca prepared a video showing the tactics he learned from the manager.

In addition, he was also welcomed by Brentford manager Thomas Frank and West Ham manager Lopetegui.

The manager was very impressed with several aspects of the Premier League, including the passion shown by the fans.

Former Barcelona manager Quique Setién admitted he “fell in love” with the Premier League during his trip.

Setién said: ‘Obviously. I have been out for a year and in Spain I had no sensations.

‘We follow the entire Premier League. In Spain you see one or two teams on television, in England we see them all.

‘We came here last year for seven days, but this week was a big surprise. I fell in love with the people, with the passion.

Former Barcelona coach Quique Setién was very impressed with the Premier League

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was among the Premier League bosses who welcomed Setién

“The fans are doing the best they can and the game was not exciting.”

Setién was appointed Barcelona coach in 2020, but only lasted 25 games in charge and was sacked following the 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.

He has been without a club since September 2023, when he was fired by Villarreal.

Apart from his brief stint as coach of Equatorial Guinea in 2006, all of his managerial positions have been in Spain.