City boss Manuel Pellegrini said on Friday he is unruffled by the constant talk of the Spaniard replacing him at the Etihad and acknowledged the desirability of the Argentine ace Messi. Players come, players go.
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Bayern’s match income from the Bundesliga, Champions League, DFB Pokal, and friendlies was €137.6 million.
“I have great respect for them, but with 23 points in the table, we have no reason to hide down there”. After the Hannover game on December 19, talks will take place and then we will announce the result.
Boateng, who reports suggest is close to signing a new contract with Bayern, has played in all but one of his side’s league games this season.
Earlier, Man Utd legend Paul Scholes had predicted that Pep Guardiola would take over at Manchester City.
The Catalan has been in charge of the Bundesliga giants since 2013, winning back-to-back German titles. If he fails to do so again in 2015-16, the Citizens may decide to hand someone else the opportunity. “It’s not a problem for me”. Rummenigge keeps changing his deadline to him. “There is no point in talking around it. But we still have a long hard road ahead of us and there are also other candidates”.
What is known is that Guardiola does want to work in England – eventually – regarding the Premier League as a logical destination after Spain and Germany. So we will see.
The Bavarians’ CEO, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, confirmed on Thursday that the club are relaxed over the situation around Guardiola, and insisted that the coach is not irreplaceable.
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The former Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti, recently linked with a return to his previous club Real Madrid, is said to be the favourite to take over at Bayern should Guardiola depart.
