Pep Guardiola is interested in one day managing at Manchester United.
Guardiola told his personal assistant Manel Estiarte of his interest in United in 2011, as revealed in excerpts published by the Telegraph.
"It was May 4, and the pair sat together in the stands of Old Trafford watching Sir Alex Ferguson's team beat Schalke 4-1. Pep turned to his friend and said: 'I like this atmosphere. I could see myself coaching here one day.'
"Guardiola has always felt a deep admiration, almost veneration, for the legendary teams and players of Europe."
Guardiola's current contract at Bayern runs through 2016.
"During his sabbatical year in New York, the job offers poured in," Marti Perarnau wrote. "His ex-colleague, Txiki Begiristain, the director of football at Manchester City, was very insistent.
"He also met up in Paris with Roman Abramovich, who was prepared to do anything to lure Pep to Chelsea.
"Bayern, too, were anxious to register an early interest and a delegation from Munich attended Pep's last game with Barca, the final of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao in Madrid on May 25, 2012. In the event, the Bayern delegation did not get a chance speak to Guardiola, but they made their interest clear during a meeting with his agent. Within a few months, Pep had chosen Bayern."
Via ESPN