Guardiola confirmed as City coach
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Outgoing Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola will take over from Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City on a three-year deal from the end of the season, the English club announced yesterday.
鈥淢anchester City can confirm that in recent weeks it has commenced and finalized contractual negotiations with Pep Guardiola to become MCFC head coach for the 2016/17 EPL season onwards,鈥 the club said in a statement.
鈥淭he contract is for three years. These negotiations were a re-commencement of discussions that were curtailed in 2012.
鈥淥ut of respect for Manuel Pellegrini and the players, the club wishes to make its decision public to remove the unnecessary burden of speculation.
鈥淢anuel, who is fully supportive of the decision to make this communication, is entirely focused on achieving his targets for the season ahead and retains the respect and commitment of all involved with the leadership of the club.鈥
Guardiola announced in December that he would leave current club Bayern Munich in May after three years at the helm, with an intention to coach in England next season. The 45-year-old Guardiola notched up the treble of Champions League, German Cup and Bundesliga titles in 2013, but in the last two seasons, Bayern has exited the Champions League at the semi-final stage.
The ex-Spain international previously coached Barcelona from 2008-12, leading the Catalan giants to domestic and Champions League glory in a remarkable run of success. The much-travelled Pellegrini, 62, signed for City in 2013, becoming the first Chilean to coach in the Premier League.
Pellegrini said he had informed his players to avoid any speculation regarding his future.
鈥淚 finish here on June 30,鈥 he said yesterday. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been lots of speculation, nothing done behind me but I don鈥檛 think it is good to have the speculation so that is why I told the press and the players.鈥
During his tenure, City has won 64 of the 99 games played. The only coach to have won more in his opening 99 Premier League games is Jose Mourinho (73).
Manchester City, which sits second in the Premier League behind Leicester, remain in the running for four trophies this season.
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