Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he will return to coaching next season, after spending the past one year on a sabbatical.
“Yes, I would like to come back to coaching. I don’t have a team, I don’t know, but I would like to go back to coaching.” the former Barcelona manager said, at a press conference ahead of Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony.
“My decision has been taken to coach, but beyond that there is no decision taken.”
Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, PSG, Manchester City are some of the European clubs, that Guardiola has been linked with recently. But the 41-year-old Spaniard would not be drawn into speaking about any team.
Premier League clubs Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal have all been linked with Guardiola while Bayern Munich are also understood to be interested in making the 41-year-old their coach next season.
“It would be a lack of respect to other coaches to speak about any team that is being run by a coach anywhere in the world.”
Guardiola also said he still follows Barcelona – now managed by his former assistant, Tito Vilanova – who are now 16 points ahead of Real Madrid in La Liga.
“I keep watching Barcelona on TV and it’s great to watch the team,” he added. “I was a lucky man to spend a few years with this fantastic team and it’s a source of pride to know they continue to play just as well or even better than when I was there.
“It was a gift to have that team and it’s more of a gift to know it’s still going on. It didn’t start with me, it started a long, long time ago and I was just one part of that.”
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