Pep Guardiola – the perfectionist who demands domination

Speculation is sure to fly around Europe’s top leagues after Bayern Munich announced on Sunday that Pep Guardiola will leave in May with the Spaniard already linked to Manchester City.

With Munich eight points clear in the German league, Guardiola jetted off to Spain to be with his family for Christmas, leaving chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to announce Carlo Ancelotti will coach Bayern next season.

It means the self-confessed perfectionist, who has won a combined 19 trophies with Bayern and Barcelona, will now be courted by any major European club looking for a new coach.

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On Friday, City’s manager Manuel Pellegrini had to brush off speculation that Guardiola is being lined up to take his job at the end of the season.

Guardiola has also been linked with Chelsea since Jose Mourinho was sacked by the Blues for a second time last Thursday.

But so far, the 44-year-old Guardiola has given no indication as to his future plans.

Touted as one of the best coaches of his generation, Guardiola is used to frenzied speculation over his future having sensationally quit Barcelona in 2012 despite being the most successful coach in the club’s history.

His four-year reign at the Camp Nou is known as Barca’s golden age after he transformed a misfunctioning club into what is widely regarded as the best club team ever to play the game.