Former Chelsea defender Graham Roberts believes that owner Roman Abramovich will try his hardest to get Pep Guardiola once the Spaniard bids farewell to Bayern Munich. He has also won league titles in Italy, England and France while managing A.C. Milan, Chelsea and Paris St. Germain.
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Unless results improve, there is a strong possibility that Van Gaal will be gone by the end of the season and Ed Woodward would be foolish not to make a move for Guardiola.
Bayern have offered Guardiola £16million a year to stay, and the 41-year-old was tempted by the offer, but is understood to have chose to leave for the chance to manage in the Premier Leage.
Pep Guardiola has sounded out English-based pals ahead of a possible move to the Premier League. “The team’s position is clear”, he said.
Guardiola tipped to leave and take up the reins at the Etihad.
A report by the Daily Mail UK suggests Guardiola is skeptical his relationship with the squad and club managers will improve despite his side’s dominance in the League for the past two seasons.
“The club, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and I have said time and time again that we will say something after our final game in Hannover, and that’s how things are going to stay”.
“Tonight I have no answer. That hasn’t changed. You’ll know the day after tomorrow (Sunday)”, Guardiola told a press conference on the eve of his club’s closing Bundesliga outing of 2015. “Next week there will be clarity”.
In an interview last week, the Italian admitted his desire to return to work next summer, having chosen to spend a year out of the game after his departure from Real, whom he guided to Champions League glory in 2014.
Manuel Pellegrini will become the casualty for City despite doing a good job winning the EPL title and League Cup in 2014.
The deals handed to Muller, Boateng and Martnez are of five years.
Despite City’s denials the expectation that Guardiola is set to join the club has been regarded as an open secret by many in football in recent weeks.
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Bayern are also bracing themselves to learn about Guardiola’s future plans with an announcement expected before Christmas.
