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Pep Guardiola's agent denies having talks with PSG president

The agent for Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola has denied speaking with Paris Saint-Germain owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi over a possible move to the French champions next season.

Guardiola has already announced he will leave Bayern when his contract expires at the end of the season, but agent Josep Maria Orobitg said a more likely destination for his client is England -- with Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United all reportedly interested.

"I have never spoken to the president of PSG, not recently or at any time in the past," Orobitg told L'Equipe. "I have had contact with his sporting director [Olivier Letang], but that was to speak about one of my players.

"We have never discussed Pep's situation and PSG have not asked me anything about his plans."

Orobitg, who also said he would be "very surprised" if Guardiola spoke directly to a club without his knowledge, would not rule out the Catalan coach taking another year off, as he did after leaving Barcelona in 2012.

"He hasn't said anything to me," Orobitg said. "In any case, it's not something that we are considering at the moment. The Premier League is a big possibility.

"Pep will make a decision in two or three months' time. Everything remains a possibility, including a sabbatical year."

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