Despite the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirming a willingness to break the bank, Pep Guardiola is reported to be leaning towards rejecting the chance to take charge.
“[Financial] exceptions have been made, exceptions that, for example, may concern the name that’s so dominant at the moment: Pep Guardiola,” FIGC president Giovanni Malagò told Cronache di spogliatoio. “Exceptions for obvious reasons that I won’t go into here.”