Pep Guardiola Agrees One-Year Contract Extension With Barcelona
Guardiola has agreed to stay until June 2012 with Barcelona...
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has agreed to a one-year contract extension and will remain with the club until the end of the 2011-12 season.
The Spanish champions revealed the news on their official website on Tuesday evening, adding that the deal will be officially signed in the next few days.
"FC Barcelona announce that they have reached an agreement with Josep Guardiola to renew his contract with the club for another season, until the 30th of June 2012," read a statement.
"The signing of the contract will take place in the next few days."
The 40-year-old's current deal was due to expire at the end of this season and he had been linked with coaching jobs abroad, with English giants Manchester United reportedly eyeing him as Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement.
Guardiola was appointed the Blaugrana's coach in 2008 and has worked wonders with the Catalan club, winning two successive Spanish Primera Division titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup among other triumphs.
The Spanish champions revealed the news on their official website on Tuesday evening, adding that the deal will be officially signed in the next few days.
"FC Barcelona announce that they have reached an agreement with Josep Guardiola to renew his contract with the club for another season, until the 30th of June 2012," read a statement.
"The signing of the contract will take place in the next few days."
The 40-year-old's current deal was due to expire at the end of this season and he had been linked with coaching jobs abroad, with English giants Manchester United reportedly eyeing him as Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement.
Guardiola was appointed the Blaugrana's coach in 2008 and has worked wonders with the Catalan club, winning two successive Spanish Primera Division titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup among other triumphs.
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