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Pep Guardiola will be given time to decide on contract - Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Pep Guardiola will be given all the time he needs to make a decision on whether to extend his contract with the club.

Guardiola is entering into the second half of the three-year deal signed with the Bavarians in 2013, and says he is in no hurry to enter into talks over an extension just yet.

"We still have time to talk about it," he said during a fan club meeting at the weekend. "Football is like this today, and the day after tomorrow it is like that."

Rummenigge told kicker that Bayern will not put the Catalan under any pressure to make a decision, but insisted that "Guardiola will be our coach next season."

"I hope that he stays as long as possible at Bayern," Rummenigge added in quotes reported by the Guardian. "Pep can stay as long as he wants to. He is not a person who seeks security. He does not need a five-year deal to know how much he earns at Bayern."

Regardless of Guardiola's decision, Bayern are more than happy with the work done by the former Barcelona coach.

Guardiola won the domestic Double in his first season at the club, and has targeted the Treble -- a second in three years for Bayern -- this term.

"Our team never rests," Rummenigge said about Bayern's consistency over the past two-and-a-half seasons, in which the club have suffered only three Bundesliga defeats in 85 games. "It also appears to be tied to the coaches -- at first Jupp Heynckes and then Pep Guardiola. They never allow for negligence."

Rummenigge praised Guardiola for never resting, and pushing to take the team "to the next level" through working late hours.

"His diligence makes him more German than the Germans," he said.

Guardiola -- like Bayern sporting executive Matthias Sammer -- has been challenging his team by not allowing them to bask in their success.

Instead, he has pointed out their mistakes, even after such wins as the 7-1 victory at Roma during this year's Champions League group stage.

"In the past we would have handed out champagne and cigars but Guardiola asked which lessons we learnt from the match. It can't get much nicer for a club," Rummenigge said.

"He tries to decode every opponent, and trains like that. It's fun for the players because they win through that. If I were a professional at FC Bayern today, I'd present the coach with cakes every day."

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