Pep Guardiola has reportedly been targeted by a hacker who tried to sell his private emails for £100,000.

A man was arrested by Greater Manchester Police this week after hacking into the Manchester City boss club email account while working at their Etihad base in 2017.

He claims to have got access to players' personal details and records of transfer talks, according to The Sun.

Pep Guardiola has reportedly been targeted by a hacker who tried to sell his private emails

The IT worker also claimed it was the 'easiest thing I've ever had to do' after accessing every email to and from the 49-year-old.

He claimed to have accessed Guardiola's account from his mobile and downloaded personal emails, confidential transfer exchanges and his entire contacts book.

And he revealed that he had seen information about 'possible transfers to City', saying he had seen chats that related to centre-backs Matthijs de Ligt and Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

De Ligt moved to Juventus last summer from Ajax, while Sokratis joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in 2018.

He claims to have acquired access to transfer talks, which included Matthijs de Ligt

The hacker also claimed to have contact details for 'each player', including Vincent Kompany

He also claimed to have contact details for 'each player', including former goalkeeper Joe Hart and ex-captain Vincent Kompany.

Police officers have reportedly conducted a search of his home and are also examining his computers, mobile phones and email accounts.

The rogue contractor is believed to have worked for City for two years from 2016 before they ended their relationship with the IT firm.