Pep Guardiola is undoubtedly one of the best managers in modern football. Halfway through his sabbatical there are several teams looking to have Pep take over at there club. The top 2 are Chelsea and Manchester City. Of course, I would love for him to head up to Manchester so that City might finally win in the Champions League, and because Mancini continues to try to implement his three at the back defense which just doesn't work. However, all three are viable options.
Chelsea are a young team with incredible talent. Hazard, Mata, and Oscar are all under the age of 25 and are arguably the best midfield in the Premier League. Mata has played for the Spanish national team on multiple occasions, which would certainly help him fit into the Tiki Taka style Pep likes to play. Hazard and Oscar however are perhaps young enough for them to still be able to learn it and for it to become second nature to them as it has Xavi and Iniesta. Finally, Guardiola may be just the spark which could finally light the Torres at Chelsea fire.
The second option is Manchester City and it definitely looks like they are doing their best to set up for him to be able to step right in whenever he becomes available. Two ex-Barcelona front office men is clearly a strategic re-calibration of the executive part of the club. Another reason Guardiola may be tempted by Man City is that one of his former players, Yaya Toure is the main man in the center of the park for the Citizens. As well, David Silva, a more experience international player than Mata, thrived this summer in the short passing possession style of Del Bosque which translates well into Guardiola's system. Even more appealing than those too is the prospect that Busquets leaves the Camp Nou and joins City. Although this rumor has died down recently it did seem like a possibility after Busquets made his dislike of the Alex Song move known. Even if this didn't materialize it seems more and more likely each day that Malaga super-prospect Isco will be moving to Manchester in January or at the latest in June. With the potential for this young Spanish talent to be moving to Eastlands it would appear that we could see Guardiola at the Etihad sooner rather than later.
