Andres Iniesta could be reunited with his former teammate and friend, David Villa, at NYC FC. (Andy Mead/YCJ Photo)

Spanish international Andres Iniesta reportedly has turned down an offer to play in the Chinese Super League, which still leaves the door open for him to play with New York City FC, Don Balon reported.

Iniesta nixed a $34.5 million offer.

The Spanish newspaper reported that Iniesta has refused to talk about renewing his contract with Barcelona.

If Iniesta, who turns 34 on May 11, does agree to join City, he would be reunited with former Barca and national team teammate and friend David Villa, who captains the Major League Soccer side.

Iniesta was a key performer for La Roja in its run to the 2019 World Cup title.

He has made more than 400 appearances with Barcelona since 2002, scoring 24 goals.

Iniesta also has represented Spain 115 times with 12 goals.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.