Argentina FA president Julio Grondona would be delighted to appoint Barcelona s Pep Guardiola as national coach.
Guardiola, 40, took charge of Barca s first team in 2008 and has guided the Catalan giants to 13 trophies, including three La Liga titles and two Champions League crowns.
Argentina have changed coaches twice since the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South America as Sergio Batista took over from Diego Maradona before being replaced by Alejandro Sabella in the summer.
If the Argentina FA had the financial possibility, Guardiola would be the coach of the national team, Grondona told Ona FM.
It would be a dream to appoint him as coach.
Grondona then said he hoped Barca striker Lionel Messi will help Argentina win the World Cup, but stressed that the 24-year-old s lack of international silverware does not raise questions about his talent.
It would be very important that Messi won a World Cup with Argentina, he said.
But it is not necessary that he does it to be the best, considering all that he has won.
There is no doubt that, although Argentina have not won a World Cup title (with Messi), we have one of the best players in the world.
We are proud of Messi, not the other way around.
