Man City: Pep Guardiola was believed to be out of City's sights

Manchester City almost lost opportunity to have Pep Guardiola as club’s manr way back in February 2016. Man City had struck a deal for Pep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini while Spaniard was in charge of Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. But less than two months after Man City had anunced in February 2016 that Guardiola would take charge, officials at club became concerned that former Barcelona coach might back out. Pep Guardiola wanted to move into a city centre residence in Manchester with his family that bore comparison to mansion y spent three years living in Munich.

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Manchester City: se details were revealed in a book

But with Manchester unable to provide anything to match those specific requirements, Man City’s top brass became increasingly concerned that Guardiola was going to have a change of heart and walk away from ir agreement. se details were revealed in a new book titled Pep's City: Making of a Superteam - written by Pol Ballus and Lu Martin. Ballus and Martin tell of how Etihad Director of football Txiki Begiristain told player liaison manr of time, David Quintana, to hold crunch talks in Munich with Guardiola over situation.

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problem was that Pep was refusing to live anywhere but City Centre and re just wasn't right property re to suit him. Guardiola family eventually moved to a luxurious apartment in Deansgate City Suites in centre of Manchester. y were soon joined in plush building by his first signing Ilkay Gundogan. Talismanic striker Sergio Aguero has also been tempted in by true city slicker lifestyle. Argentine is understood to have swapped his countryside pad to become one of first residents of brand new West Tower in city centre Deansgate development. During his time at Etihad Stadium, Guardiola has won consecutive Premier League titles along with or domestic acclodes to his name. He aims to win much acclaimed UEFA Champions League with this Man City team.

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