Guardiola : Abramovich Ready to Break The Bank

Roman Abramovich is ready to break the bank to bring Pep Guardiola to Chelsea in the summer, according to reports.

The Russian billionaire is desperate to land the Spaniard after he made it clear that he would leave Bayern Munich in the summer after three years in charge. 

According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea are hoping to use the ‘luxury London lifestyle’ as a trump card when trying to persuade Pep Guardiola to make the decision of having Chelsea as his next club instead of Manchester City, following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich won’t give up on his attempt to bring the former Barcelona boss to Stamford Bridge, something which nearly happened back in 2012 until the Spaniard turned the deal down.

The 44-year-old is being heavily linked with the Manchester City job following the news that he’ll be leaving his current club Bayern Munich at the end of the season, but Abramovich is attempting to bring the manager to West London by making him the highest paid manager and giving him significant funds to sign first-team players.

The board at Chelsea now want to make a statement following the sacking of Mourinho, by the landing the biggest name there is.

However, it won’t only be cash that will lure Guardiola to Stamford Bridge. It’s believed that Guardiola’s wife, Cristina Serra, has a preference of living in London rather than Manchester once they leave Germany.