Barcelona: Rumours swirl around the Spanish media that ex-Barcelona manager Guardiola, distraught after their Champions League exit and La Liga woes vs Real Madrid and after declaring today his exit from Barcelona is Inter bound and in talks with Moratti.
Barcelona / NationalTurk – What goes up must come down..
Barcelona’s vastly successful 41-year-old coach whose contract expires at the end of June 2012 had a three-hour meeting with Barca president Sandro Rosell to discuss his future at Barcelona.
Barca confirmed that Guardiola era at barce is over since Pep Guardiola had informed Rosell of his decision to leave his managing seat at Barcelona, a club that was destined to become the most successful dynasty in European football history.
Barcelona Pep Guardiola : An Era came to an end
Barcelona chairman Rosell was desperate to persuade Pep Guardiola to stay on and the longer he has delayed his decision, the more speculation had grown he might be lured to another club, with reports linking him to the Chelsea and Inter Milan seats, among others. Chelsea seems an unlikelt destination since Chelsea manager Di Matteo is successful even the most successful interim manager everç
Guardiola and Inter GM Moratti are reported to be in talks since weeks to land the 2 times Champions League winner manager.
Other reports suggested he was in line to become the next England manager or that he was planning to take a sabbatical which seems the most likely scenerio after a season of failure where his ability as a coach came under discussion. Many pundits claim that Guordiola is a bad manager and it was the Barcelona machine that rolled brought trophies not Pep Guardiola’s tactics.
The odds on Guardiola taking over from Fabio Capello at the helm of the England team narrowed sharply on Thursday. One British betting house quoted him as 22/1 earlier on Thursday and those odds fell to 14/1.
He went on to capture a third straight La Liga title and a second Champions League crown, as well as the Spanish and European Super Cups and the Club World Cup, and has led Barca to 13 trophies since taking over in 2008.
Barcelona ‘s hopes for a trophy in 2012 lies on Copa del Rey w/o Guardiola, he is Inter-bound
However, his team were knocked out of the semi-finals of the Champions League by Chelsea on Tuesday and their three-year stranglehold on the La Liga title is poised to come to an end as bitter rivals Real Madrid have a seven-point advantage at the top of the standings with four games left.
Barca’s one remaining chance of silverware this season is in the King’s Cup Copa del Rey and they play Athletic Bilbao in next month’s final in Madrid.
Pep Guardiola stated after Barcelona’s crushing Champions League exit vs Chelsea that a decision would be taken this week and his decision was leaving Barcelona for good. And according to latest reports Guardiola won’t take any sabbatical leave from football for any time, his next destination is Moratti’s Inter Milan, which suffered a terrible season.
Anzhi also is keenly interested in landing the ex Barca manager Guardiola with an offer he can’t refuse.
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