Joan Laporta wants to be reunited with Pep Guardiola at Barcelona next summer if he becomes president.
Laporta, who was at the helm when Barcelona appointed Guardiola in 2008, announced his candidacy for election on Monday night.
Guardiola's contract at Manchester City runs until 2021 and the Catalan has yet given no public indication of his future plans.
Laporta hopes to replace outgoing president Josep Bartomeu at the Nou Camp and then lure Guardiola back.
'I would very much like Guardiola to come back, but now he is at City and it is a decision that Pep should take,' the 57-year-old said.