PEP GUARDIOLA has made Aymeric Laporte, Ilkay Gundogan and Thiago his primary transfer targets for his next club, according to reports.
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| Pep Guardiola has made Ayemric Laporte, Ilkay Gundogan and Thiago his top transfer targets |
The 44-year-old Spanish manager announced that he will leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season and has been strongly linked with the top job at Manchester City.
Manchester United and Chelsea are also said to be keen on securing the former Barcelona boss' services, with Louis van Gaal under pressure and new Blues boss Guus Hiddink only taking up an interim role at Stamford Bridge.
And, according to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Guardiola has his eye on Athletic Bilbao defender Laporte, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Gundogan and wants to also bring current Bayern star Thiago with him to his next club.
Laporte, 21, has become a key player in the heart of Bilbao's defence and his impressive displays has attracted attention from a host of top clubs.
But Guardiola is believed to be willing to trigger the £37million buy-out clause in the French under-21 international's contract - with it being understood that he will instruct his new club to perform this action in order to land the centre-back.
Gundogan has been a transfer target for a host of potential suitors with Dortmund reportedly rejecting a £22million bid from Juventus for the 25-year-old.
And Guardiola could swoop for the German international as he is the type of ball-playing midfielder the Spaniard goes for.
As for 24-year-old Thiago, Guardiola is a huge admirer of the player having brought him from former club Barca to Bayern, and he could bring the Spanish international along with him to England.
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