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Pep Guardiola flatly denies he has 'agreement' to join Manchester City this summer
PEP GUARDIOLA has moved to dismiss speculation he has agreed to join Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola insists he is not going to leave Bayern Munich this summer
Reports claim the Bayern Munich boss has reached a verbal agreement with City to replace Manuel Pellegrini this summer.
City have denied the claims but the club's Abu Dhabi owners are thought to be considering Pellegrini's future after a season without silverware.
But Guardiola has shot down suggestions he could join be in charge at the Eithad next season.
"I have said it 200 million times that I have one more year on my contract here," Guardiola said.
"Next season I will be here and that's all there is to it."
Guardiola is a target for City should Manuel Pellegrini be sacked
Bayern host Barcelona tomorrow night (7.45pm) for the return leg of their Champions League semi-final showdown.
Barca are 3-0 up with Bayern facing a huge task to reach the final - leading to pressure on Guardiola.
Former Bayern star Lothar Matthaus has been one of the more vocal ex-players to criticise the Spaniard.
Guardiola has come under pressure at the Allianz Arena
"Guardiola has already said that their season is over and he's been rotating his team so much that he's unsettling the team," he said.
"His team no longer has the stability they had for over eight months, enchanting football fans up and down Germany.
"It seems the players are losing a bit of belief in the coach, and he hadn't expected that."