The former Barcelona boss is against
breaking away from his sabbatical in New York and does not believe Stamford
Bridge is the right move with trigger-happy owner Roman Abramovich.
Pep Guardiola is determined to continue his sabbatical in
New York and will not accept an offer from Chelsea, in case the London club
would contact him.
GoalsReplay have learned, from sources very close to the
Catalan coach, that the possibilities of him traveling to London are
"minimal, to say that there are any".
According to those sources, Guardiola is enjoying this time
with family and feels it is too early to a return to the pitch. He is also
aware that when he decides to return there will be no shortage of interesting
offers from top clubs, so he’s not in any hurry to end his voluntary
retirement.
In addition, the manager doesn’t think the Blues are the
right place for him, based on the usual treatment that the Roman Abramovich led
board has dispensed to the coaches who have gone through the Stamford Bridge bench.
When he comes back, Guardiola wants to be part of a serious project, where he
will have time to put his ideas in practice, and it seems to him that Chelsea
is not the place to do it.
Nevertheless, in case the Russian magnate decides to call
him, Pep would answer, "because he is a gentleman," said the source.
However, the answer will only be a courtesy, because at this time the he
doesn’t have any intention to leave New York.
With Guardiola's refusal, the bookies favorites to take
Chelsea’s helm are now Rafael Benitez, Harry Redknapp and Laurent Blanc.
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