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Manchester City have strongly denied reports Pep Guardiola has agreed to take over as Juventus coach in the summer with a source telling ESPN FC the idea is "nonsense."
A report on Radio CRC in Italy claimed on Friday Guardiola had reached a verbal agreement to replace Massimiliano Allegri in the summer, ending the Juventus coach's five-year spell in charge.
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Asked about the claims on Saturday, a source dismissed the idea as "nonsense", with the City coach contracted to the club until 2021.
In May 2018, Guardiola entered the final 12 months of a three-year deal signed when he joined the club in the summer of 2016 before he agreed new terms and City fully expect the Catalan to remain in charge next season, amid uncertainty over the coach's position at Juventus.
If Guardiola sees out his contract, he would have spent five years in Manchester, compared to four at Barcelona and three at Bayern Munich.
Speculation in the Italian media over Guardiola comes at a time when City face a four-pronged investigation into alleged wrongdoing at the club. The Premier League have joined FIFA, UEFA and the Football Association in probing the club's transfer dealings.
Speaking about the latest UEFA investigation on Saturday, Guardiola said he had no concerns his achievements at City would be tainted by the allegations.
"No, absolutely not," he said.
A UEFA statement published on Thursday confirmed European football's governing body was launching an investigation into the Premier League champions for an alleged breach of FFP rules. If found guilty, City could face a possible Champions League ban.
A statement from City read: "Manchester City welcomes the opening of a formal UEFA investigation as an opportunity to bring to an end the speculation resulting from the illegal hacking and out of context publication of City emails. The accusation of financial irregularities are entirely false. The Club's published accounts are full and complete and a matter of legal and regulatory record."
Allegri, meanwhile, has said there is nothing to read into the fact he has yet to extend his contract beyond 2020, as speculation mounts this could be his last season at Juventus.
Source: espn.co.uk