Bayern are expected to announce Guardiola’s decision on his future within the next week, with the Catalan having yet to commit himself to the club despite his contract due to expire next summer.
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FC Bayern thank their fans with a holiday light show after their 1-0 win against Darmstadt in the DFB Pokal Cup. Next week, you will know the answer. “Next week there will be clarity”.
Hoeness was Bayern president when Guardiola was appointed in 2013 but was imprisoned after being found guilty of tax evasion the following year.
Manchester City are known to be admirers of Guardiola and are in pole position to land the 44-year-old, but Manchester United and Chelsea could also be interested in acquiring his services.
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Guardiola has already indicated that he will reveal a decision on his future next week but MARCA reports that the coach has already made up his mind to leave the German giants.
Spanish football expert Graham Hunter has told The BBC that Pep Guardiola wants to manage Manchester United.
Bayern were blown away by Real Madrid in the semi-final second leg in 2014 and were then taken apart by the genius of Lionel Messi in the semi-final of 2015. “We just keep going”, he said.
Bayern Munich’s Arturo Vidal is relishing the last-16 clash against former club Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, but says he would have prefered to meet them in the final.
With Chelsea weighing up whether to replace beleaguered boss Jose Mourinho and United now in the midst of a mini-crisis of their own as pressure mounts on boss Louis van Gaal, the lack of proven replacements will be a concern for the hierarchies at Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford.
For example, with the scores goalless at home to Ingolstadt on Saturday, Guardiola moved Lahm into midfield, Coman switched wings and Javi Martinez dropped into defence.
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He was even discussing whether the job might come up at recent coaching conferences.
