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Manchester City will have to do without coach Pep Guardiola at the start of the run-up to the new season.
The Daily Mail writes that Guardiola will have to be in quarantine for 14 days after spending part of his vacation in Barcelona marked in red.
If the Spaniard returns to England today, Saturday, he will be able to return to City’s training facilities on September 11 at the earliest.
After the Kao Dimsum restaurant published a photo of Guardiola on Instagram with the text “Today” All possible thoughts of circumventing the rules are also useless.
The newspaper writes that the club is familiar with the image and that they are confident that the importance of the coach’s self-isolation will be minimal.
Late start
Manchester City finished last season late due to their participation in the Champions League, and with the extremely short break between seasons, the majority of players are not expected to return to training ground before the week starting 7 September.
Premier League matches start on TV 2 Sport Premium and tv2sumo.no with Fulham-Arsenal on September 12, but City will only start nine days later against Wolves due to their season finale.
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Players on the club’s national team will start with their respective nations next week, but will not see the coach immediately when they return to training. Those not playing for the national team must start the run-up to the season without the boss physically present at work.
Work during the holidays
However, Guardiola’s visit to Barcelona could generate more sporting benefits in the long term.
Although he was on vacation, AS writes that he plans to meet Lionel Messi while he is in Catalonia.
Ever since Messi gave Barcelona a written message Tuesday night that he wants to leave the club, Manchester City has been mentioned as the big favorite to secure the incredibly good, but equally expensive Argentine.
It is reported that the 33-year-old had a telephone conversation with former boss Guardiola before giving Barcelona the message. The two worked together at the big club between 2008 and 2012.
According to L’Equipe on Saturday, the superstar’s father, Jorge Messi, has informed PSG that his son wants to go to Manchester City.
The rumor is boiling
However, it is far from being a finished trade. The same newspaper writes that in addition to PSG, Juventus is interested. Inter has also been frequently mentioned as a possible destination.
Correspondent of TV 2s La Liga Guillem Balague reports on Saturday that Barcelona will not accept any kind of barter in between, and that City cannot pay a transfer fee of more than one billion and at the same time pay the astronomical salary of the superstar. The club is still in the best position.
At the same time, Messi wants a meeting with Barcelona to negotiate a transfer, but President Josep Maria Bartomeu only wants to meet to discuss a new agreement. Claim at least El Periódico.
Then there is also a legal dispute over the clause that said that the ball wizard could leave the Catalans for free if it is valid or not.
So far, the only certainty is that nothing is certain.
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