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Pep Guardiola has poured cold water over the suggestion he will be Manchester City manager next season.

The Bayern Munich boss, speaking ahead of the Champions league semi-final second leg against Barcelona, was asked about rumours he had agreed to join the Blues.

He answered irritably: “I've already said 200 million times - I'll be here next season. That's it.”

Speculation has grown that Guardiola could lose the Bayern job if they are knocked out of the Champions League tomorrow night.

And at the weekend, a Qatari TV channel reported that a “tentative agreement” had been made between City and Guardiola.

City dismissed it, and now Guardiola has been equally derogatory.

But the Catalan remains a target for City as and when he becomes available – that could be 2016, when Manuel Pellegrini's contract also expires.