The Spanish coach has been heavily linked to a move to the Premier League side and has decided not to address the media ahead of Saturday’s game
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola declined to speak to the media on Friday as speculation around a potential move to Manchester City increases.
The Spanish coach has long been linked to the Premier League side, but the rumours intensified on Friday as some reports suggested a deal was close.
Guardiola is yet to renew his contract with the Bundesliga giants, with his current deal due to expire at the end of the season.
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And while Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insisted that talks were set to begin in the coming weeks, the ex-Barcelona manager has only added further uncertainty to his future by deciding not to attend Friday’s press conference in the build-up to his side’s Bundesliga meeting with Hertha Berlin.
Bayern announced that the coach would not be there to address the media because of a “private appointment”, and would be replaced by defender Jerome Boateng.
The 44-year-old has won two Bundesliga titles with the Bavarian giants, as well as a DFB-Pokal and a Club World Cup, but he has failed to make it beyond the Champions League semi-finals on two occasions with the club.
Bayern currently sit top of the German top flight with an eight-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund.