Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino tips Chelsea target Pep Guardiola to light up

As the Bundesliga entered its winter break at the end of December, the worst kept secret in German football was finally revealed: Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be leaving the Bavarian giants at the end of this season.

“It’s not for sure he will be the manager of a Premier League club next season”, said Van Gaal, who managed Guardiola when he was a Barcelona player.

“He [Guardiola] wants to sniff the culture of England and I wanted that also”. “I want to experience a new city and I want to work in England”, he said. At the moment, nothing is fixed.

“I think this is a flawless decision for the club and I wish Carlo the best”, added Guardiola, whose main target is the Champions League this season.

Thomas Muller claims Pep Guardiola will not take his eye off the ball at Bayern Munich and wants to end his stint at the club in style.

Guardiola declared his Premier League ambitions on Tuesday, saying he hasn’t yet signed a contract with a club.

Manchester United and Chelsea have been mentioned as potential destinations, but City have always been regarded as the favourites to land the 44-year-old, with United “reluctant to get into a bidding war”, according to The Sun.

“I think it’s a very good habit to do that and I believe in the talent of Adnan Januzaj”.

“I have an opportunity to work in England”. With Guus Hiddink now in charge on an interim basis following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho, Chelsea are in search of a new manager and the thought of Guardiola taking over a squad shaped by his former Real Madrid nemesis is a tantalising one.

Bayern are also through to the last 16 of the Champions League but face a tricky tie to reach the quarter-finals, with Juventus standing in their way.

In January 2013 he signed a three-year deal, worth a reported 22 million euros ($24m), to coach Bayern from July that year. “That is the reason I did not prolong my contract”.

The Spaniard is skipping the ceremony in Zurich to oversee Bayern Munich’s training camp in Qatar.