Incoming Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has already spoken to the club about a record-breaking £80m move for Paul Pogba, according to reports from the Independent.
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The Chilean’s record eclipses that of Alex Ferguson over his first 100 games in the English top tier and is better than both predecessor Roberto Mancini and Liverpool’s Rafael Benitez.
Video: Manuel Pellegrini on Pep Guardiola coming in at City…
The Italian’s spell at City ended the following year amid rumours of dressing room unrest but Hart maintains the current squad is fully supportive of Pellegrini, as the League Cup finalists retain ambitions in the FA Cup and Champions League.
“That is not the reason he is not managing us next season”. We are living a very good season.
“I did not want to go and wanted to end my career at Barcelona”.
“I think the solution is to find coaches who are closer to the local environment”.
“I have not met him or talked to him but I admire the approach of his football and his teams”.
City remain three points adrift of Leicester, while their hosts are still four points shy of safety, a fact which was not lost on manager Sam Allardyce, whose emotions were decidedly mixed.
“I’ve really liked him at Bayern Munich over the last few years, I think he’d be a player who can come in and play centre half, left back or in centre midfield”.
“If I were 55 or 60 years old, I’d stay (at Bayern) until Karl-Heinz Rummenigge or Matthias Sammer said, ‘Enough, ‘” Guardiola said. “We are known as an attacking team, but we showed we can defend, too”. “It doesn’t matter what we say”, he added.
“Out of respect for Manuel Pellegrini and the players, the Club wishes to make its decision public to remove the unnecessary burden of speculation”.
Jürgen Klopp shared his thoughts about Pep Guardiola’s move to Manchester City in a new interview.
Manuel Pellegrini has emerged as the leading candidate for the Chelsea job after confirming he will be stepping down as Manchester City manager. Pellegrini may yet leave this summer as City’s most successful manager.
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However, there is a growing sense that luring Messi to play for a Premier League club is far-fetched, considering the success the Argentine global is experiencing in Barcelona, alongside Neymar and Luis Suarez.
