Pep Guardiola has confirmed he wants to manage in England when he leaves Bayern Munich in the summer.
Bayern confirmed last month that the former Barcelona coach had decided not to extend his three-year deal with the Bundesliga champions and have already named Carlo Ancelotti as his successor. Continue
"I want to coach in Premier League," he told a news conference. "That is the reason I did not prolong my contract."
Guardiola has been strongly linked with Manchester City but Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have also been touted as potential options.
He had replaced Jupp Heynckes, who was 68 at the time, as Bayern boss in 2013 after the team had won the Treble.
"If I were as old as Jupp Heynckes was during his last stint, I would have stayed," he said. "But I am still young enough, only 44 -- I want a new challenge now.
"Three years are enough. I am not comfortable with staying at one club for 30 years. I want new restaurants, a new city, a new challenge.
"When I got to Munich, people asked, 'Why Germany and not England?' I want to experience the emotions there. Why England? That's my instinct right now."
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