Pep Guardiola insists there is no chance of him leaving Bayern Munich this summer.
The Catalan, who has repeatedly been linked with the Manchester City job, is facing the prospect of going out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage, with his side 3-1 down to Porto going into their second leg on Tuesday.
Guardiola is under contract with the Bundesliga giants until 2016, though, and plans to honour the deal. "I will also be working here next year," he said at a press conference.
That is despite the fact Guardiola knows a club of Bayern's stature demands European as well as domestic success. "I know what club I am at. It is not enough to be champions here. It is not enough to be cup winners here. Only the treble is enough," he said.
OUR VIEW
It is difficult to see Bayern wanting to changes coaches. To say Bayern must win the Champions League to protect the manager's position is quite frankly a nonsense.
As long as Bayern continue to excel in Germany, Guardiola looks to be safe until he decides otherwise.
Even defeat and Champions League elimination at the hands of Porto won't cost him his position - however disappointing it might be. This speculation came about after the club's doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt walked out in acrimonious circumstances - but as our colleagues in Germany explained at the time, that was in itself part of a power struggle.
And it's a power struggle that Guardiola has won. Guardiola will have spoken to the club directors before making such a statement about his future, and is set for a third season as Bayern coach.
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