OFFICIAL: GUARDIOLA TO REPLACE
PELLEGRINI AS MANCHESTER CITY'S
NEXT MANAGER

The 45-year-old had already revealed his
decision to quit Bayern Munich at the end of
the season and will now succeed the Chilean
at the Etihad Stadium

Manchester City have confirmed that Pep
Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini this
summer.

Goal revealed at the start of January that
City had already won the race for the 45-year-
old after he revealed his decision to leave
Bayern Munich when his contract expires at
the end of the season.

Pellegrini had remained tight-lipped over his
own future following Guardiola's
announcement, but now City have confirmed
that the Chilean, who signed a contract
extension until 2017 last August, will be not
be staying on beyond the end of the season.

So it's confirmed: Pep Guardiola to
take over at Manchester City in the
summer #mcfc pic.twitter.com/
NVUPuemACz
— Sammy Lee (@Sammy_Goal)
February 1, 2016

A statement from City read: “Manchester City
can confirm that in recent weeks it has
commenced and finalised contractual
negotiations with Pep Guardiola to become
MCFC Head coach for the 16/17 EPL season
onwards.

“The contract is for three years. These
negotiations were a re-commencement of
discussions that were curtailed in 2012.
“Out of respect for Manuel Pellegrini and the
players, the Club wishes to make its decision
public to remove the unnecessary burden of
speculation.

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