Bundesliga

Guardiola goes to Manchester City

As has long been suspected, switches Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola in the summer to Manchester City in the English Premier League. Apparently there is already a long time of contact between the club and the Coach.

The old and the new City-Coach: Pep Guardiola (r.) from Manuel Pellegrini (l.)

Now it is official: Bayern Munich’s crucial coach Pep Guardiola in the summer in the English Premier League switch and the Traineramt at Manchester City. The Catalan, of the three years in Munich worked, is also among the English a Three-year contract. Manchester City, gave the obligation Guardiolas at the same time, with the news announced that the former Coach Manuel Pellegrini in the summer to excrete.

City confirmed also that, since 2012, been in contact with Guardiola stand. Already at that time have it in negotiations. At the time, but pulled Guardiola after his Sabbatical in New York, an Engagement in Munich.

Already before its known farewell in Bavaria in December were persistent rumours of Guardiola and to a possible commitment in the “Citizens”. The Chairman of the Board of the club, Ferran Soriano, and sporting Director Txiki Begiristain know the coach from his time at FC Barcelona. As the Duo won coach Guardiola and sporting Director Begiristain in the year 2009 the Champions League. Now, the Team in the next summer together again.

“Out of respect for Pellegrini”

The message of the obligation Guardiolas “out of respect for Pellegrini and the players” already been made public, reported Manchester City. The club wool trainers and professionals of an “unnecessary burden” to liberate, it said. The 62-year-old Pellegrini had his contract just last summer until 2017. The Chilean had with Manchester City in 2014, the championship and the League Cup won.

Guardiola was in the summer of 2013 as the successor to Jupp Heynckes at Bayern Munich changed. With the Münchenern he celebrated so far, two Championships, a German Cup triumph, was in the year 2013, world club Champions and UEFA Supercup winner. In the Premier class failed the Catalan with the German Champions, twice in the semi-finals. Previously, he had been in four years at FC Barcelona to 14 titles will be celebrated, including twice in the Triumph in the Champions League.

Bayern Munich is in the new season by the Italian Carlo Ancelotti, at the Münchenern also a three-year contract has signed. He was last at Real Madrid under contract and won with the Spanish Top club 2014 the Champions League.

asz/sn (dpa, sid)