Guardiola was as good as his word; and Roman Abramovich has found out that money doesn’t buy you everything.
Pep Guardiola’s return to club management was confirmed on twitter today. But not on Chelsea’s twitter; confirmed by Bayern Munich’s:
“Perfekt! PEP GUARDIOLA (41) ab Juli bis 2016 neuer Trainer des FC Bayern! / Heynckes beendet zum Saisonende seine Karriere.”
He will take the reigns at the end of the season having signed a contract until 2016. This resulted in jubilation from most quarters and surprise from others. Is it a surprise, though? Is it a surprise that Guardiola has chosen to go to one of the biggest clubs in the world and to one of the best – and still growing – leagues in the world, famous for it’s brilliant atmosphere and fanatical terrace support?
No, in a word. And Guardiola had already pretty much said he wouldn’t move to Abramovich’s forever-in-transition Chelsea team. Wary of working under capricious Abramovich, Pep had wanted stability and a chance to lay d...
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