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Guardiola’s return to Barcelona is impossible, says agent

Pep Guardiola won’t be the man to resolve the crisis at Barcelona as rumours circulate over who will be the club’s new head coach.

Guardiola’s agent Josep Maria Orobitg discarded the idea that the Spanish coach could return to Barcelona for a second spell.

“He’s 100 percent staying at Manchester City,” said Orobitg.

His agent believes that a return to the Camp Nou is “impossible, according to a report from Goal.com.

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Although Ronald Koeman has been earmarked by club directors as Quique Setien’s successor, Guardiola’s name is still being mentioned.

Despite the situation at Barcelona following their humiliating Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich and Manchester City’s loss to Lyon in the same stage of the competition, Guardiola won’t be leaving Manchester, where he has a contract until 2021.

According to The Daily Mail, Manchester City are even set to offer the Catalan a new contract in the coming weeks.

Source: The Daily Mail

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