Guardiola is in the final year of his contract and Rummenigge had earlier admitted on Thursday that they have yet to enter negotiations over extending his stay.
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However, the former Barcelona coach’s contract at the Allianz Arena is set to expire at the end of the season and speculation over a potential move elsewhere has been widespread.
Bayern would be expected to replace Guardiola with Carlo Ancelotti, who has previously managed AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in a star-studded managerial career, winning the Champions League twice with Milan and once with Real Madrid.
The Bundesliga champions are now bracing themselves for Guardiola to make the bad news official during next month’s winter break in Germany.
Thomas Muller and Kingsley Coman supplied the goals for Pep Guardiola’s men, who never looked in danger of conceding and could perhaps have won by a greater margin with some better finishing.
Manchester United attempted to bring the Spaniard in when Sir Alex Ferguson made a decision to retire, only to lose out to Bayern, and with Louis van Gaal failing to win many fans with his conservative style of football, the possibility of signing Guardiola would not go begging at Old Trafford.
“No one is irreplaceable”, he said. The pair worked together at Barcelona along with Ferran Soriano, who is now chief executive at the Etihad. Players come, players go, and the same applies to coaches.
Of course I believe (we can win), otherwise it would be easy for Bayern. According to Spanish publication Esport, sources close to the coach have suggest that Los Blancos representatives have contacted Guardiola’s team to see if he would consider joining them.
“The last time I saw Pep was the game we played [against Bayern] a year ago”, he added. “We are already feeling it”, Rummenigge said. Gladbach is fourth on 23 points, one behind VfL Wolfsburg. After the Hannover game on December 19, talks will take place and then we will announce the result.
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“I know how hard it is for the players to be ready to play every three days”.
