Pep Guardiola has denied tipping Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi to be his successor at Manchester City.
A current report claimed Guardiola advised a gaggle of Brighton gamers his De Zerbi prediction after City drew on the Amex Stadium in May.
Guardiola, whose City contract runs till 2025, reportedly mentioned “that’s the next Manchester City manager” about De Zerbi, whose spectacular work with the Seagulls has earned him admiration throughout the Premier League.
With Brighton visiting City on Saturday, Guardiola insisted he had no recollection of creating the declare, however he was fast to lavish reward on the Italian.
Pep Guardiola advised three Brighton gamers after Man City’s fixture on the Amex final season:“That’s the next Man City manager,” and nodded within the route of Roberto De Zerbi.
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“I don’t remember that. Maybe I have bad memory but I’m sure Roberto can train in any team around the world. I don’t have any doubt,” Guardiola advised reporters on Friday.
“I don’t remember saying that to the players. I remember saying before he arrived, one or two games in, about sustaining the manager, but I don’t remember saying that honestly.
“It’s none of my business. If the chairman asks my opinion I will give my opinion but it’s none of my business.
“I’m not the sporting director. It’s not my responsibility to say what’s going right or wrong.”
Pep Guardiola on De Zerbi as future City supervisor: “Do you want to sack me? Already?!”.“Next manager is not my business, at all. Except if the Chairman asks me for my opinion, I’ll give my opinion. But it’s not my business”. pic.twitter.com/jVO1CwKJG2
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Former Sassuolo and Shakhtar Donetsk boss De Zerbi has made an enormous impression since taking up at Brighton simply over a yr in the past.
He guided the membership into European competitors for the primary time with a sixth-positioned end within the Premier League final season they usually have began the present marketing campaign strongly.
Guardiola believes De Zerbi’s impression exhibits a supervisor needn’t have had expertise on the highest degree to land the largest jobs.
“It doesn’t mean you have to be at the top clubs to be manager of the top clubs. I was appointed Barcelona first-team (manager) coming from the fourth division with no experience at the top level,” he mentioned.
“You have the idea of the club, the sporting director follows the idea, they hire the manager for this idea, they hire players to follow the idea. When that happens it’s going well.
“Man City have done this, Liverpool with Jurgen (Klopp) for many years – winning titles with the same process and same ideas.”
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