• City sources say United and Chelsea made late ‘overtures for Spaniard
• Guardiola will replace Manuel Pellegrini at Etihad Stadium on 1 JulyManchester City believe they beat Manchester United and Chelsea to the hiring of Pep Guardiola,with the Spaniard receiving 11th hour “overtures” from each club due to an awareness he was close to agreeing to replace Manuel Pellegrini.
Guardiola, who will replace the Chilean on 1 July to start a three-year contract, and had previously been targeted by United. Sir Alex Ferguson met the 45-year-old in September 2012 during Guardiola’s sabbatical to discuss him one day fitting manager at Old Trafford.
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Source: theguardian.com