Pep Guardiola at Juventus is an "unfounded rumor", says a Manchester City board member | Football News

Alberto Galbadi, a member of the city's board of directors, said Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved had "laughed" at speculation

The reports linking Pep Guardiola to Juventus have been described as an "unfounded rumor" by Alberto Galbadi, a member of Manchester City's board of directors.

Juventus is looking for a new manager after Mbadimiliano Allegri has confirmed that he will leave the club at the end of the season.

In an interview with Heaven in Italy, Galbadi reiterated Guardiola's intention to stay in England at Etihad.

"I want to clarify what has been reported in recent days and confirm what Guardiola said last week at the press conference," Galbadi said.

"He wants to stay in Manchester City." Moreover, a club like Juventus would not have allowed such news to manifest itself so Man City could not have been left out without having been warned and warned.

"This rumor is unfounded, it is incredible that the media is pursuing such rumors, it is ridiculous." Guardiola wants to stay.

"He is a great professional and he can not believe that his words are not listened to.He does not want to leave.Therefore, the problem does not exist because the whole question does not exist . "

Guardiola has signed a contract extension in 2018 that keeps him at the Etihad stadium until the end of the 2020/21 season.

Galbadi says the club has not planned any additional contract negotiations since this deal.

"No, not in a hurry, it's not yet planned," he added.

Galbadi also revealed that he had spoken to Pavel Nedved, vice president of Juventus, about the rumors.

"Yes, I spoke with Pavel Nedved today, I've known him for a very long time, we laughed at those rumors, and we realized that this whole thing had become ridiculous."