Pellegrini: I knew about Guardiola’s appointment
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MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini has dismissed suggestions that Pep Guardiola was manoeuvred into the club behind his back.
Pellegrini, whose side is set for a crucial showdown with Premier League leader Leicester City today, said he was not kept in the dark as the Bayern Munich boss was ushered into the City hotseat.
Guardiola, who won back-to-back German league titles with Bayern and is on course for a third after joining in 2013, agreed a three-year contract with City this week and will begin work ahead of next season.
“It’s important for everyone to know that I knew what was happening and that no one was doing anything behind my back,” Pellegrini said yesterday. “It’s important to talk about this season and not the next one.”
Guardiola, meanwhile, shrugged off suggestions of a potential conflict of interest after signing with City, saying he was quite capable of multi-tasking.
“I am like a woman,” Guardiola told reporters when asked about the issue of conflict of interest.
“I can do things simultaneously. I can control both situations.”
He said he would talk about the City deal once he was in England. “I cannot say something every week about it,” said Guardiola.
“It is another four months and for me it is not a problem. Newspapers can continue attacking and I will continue doing my job,” he said.
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