Guardiola’s future has been a source of relentless speculation in recent weeks after the Spaniard confirmed that he will be stepping down as Bayern Munich boss at the end of the season.
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And while the double Uefa Champions League winner’s brand of football and history of winning trophies would make him an attractive candidate to other clubs, their view is that he has already agreed to join City. “That is the reason I did not prolong my contract”. Are these clubs really interested in signing him as their new manager?
“I hope that (Karl-Heinz) Rummenigge (Bayern chairman) and the staff understand my decision, I’d be sorry if they were disappointed by my choice”, he continued, adding that he would discuss the subject “for the first time” with his players during their winter training camp in Qatar starting on Wednesday. While Louis van Gaal’s position at Old Trafford is supposedly under scrutiny, United seem committed to giving the current regime every chance to turn things around.
Last season, City strongly explored the possibility of signing Messi and Guardiola’s arrival could reignite their interest. City and Chelsea are unable to compete on that level.
“We’re now experimenting with a dish inspired by the man himself called “The Philosopher” which fuses Thai noodle soup with Catalonia escudella and will only be available to Guardiola himself”, said executive chef Jude Krit.
City have persevered with the 62-year-old Chilean since then, rather than looking for any long-term appointment, and were quick to rule themselves out of the reckoning when both Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti became available last summer, instead giving Pellegrini a further year’s contract.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is said to be a great admirer of Guardiola and is on the look-out for a permanent successor to Jose Mourinho, with Guus Hiddink in interim charge at Stamford Bridge until the end of the season.
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As for which club he intends to sign with next, Guardiola was non-committal.
