Pep leave, Barcelona Consider Bielsa

Pep Guardiola said the news that will leave from Barcelona to spend some Spanish media speculation. One of them is a potential successor to Pep at the Catalan club.

Barcelona aim Athletic Bilbao coach, Marcelo Bielsa, as a coach candidate. Bielsa who successfully brought Bilbao to the final Copa del Rey final and Europa League have assessed the capacity to fill these positions.

However, Bielsa is not the only candidate. Barcelona also reported that management consider the current Pep assistant, Tito Vilanova. AS Roma coach who had become the boss of Barcelona B, Luis Enrique, and former junior coach of Barcelona, Oscar Garcia, also enter the calculation. However, Bielsa remain a major favorite.

Pep Guardiola's future to the present is not yet clear. Although the contract will expire at the end of this season, 41-year-old coach has not decided on a career in the team nicknamed the "Blaugrana" is. Reportedly, Pep has already met with President Sandro Rosell and sports director Andoni Zubizarreta on Thursday local time to discuss this issue. Well, on Friday (27.4.2012), around 11:00 local time, the new Spanish coach will announce his future.

Pep Leaving Barcelona

Pep Guardiola has finally delivered its decision to not continue the contract as Barcelona coach on the upcoming season during a press conference at Camp Nou, Friday (04/27/2012). What is the reason for leaving Pep team nicknamed "Blaugrana" is the end of this season?

"I always want the contract short because the demands of Barcelona is so big," he said as reported by Reuters.

"Now we are out of the two major competitions, this is a good time to announce it. Reason is simple. Four years of this made ​​everyone tired," he added later.

This decision was made following the failure of Barca's Pep cruised into the final round of the Champions League this season and they are increasingly thin chance to win La Liga. On this occasion, the 41-year-old coach is hoping that new Barca coach can bring later Carles Puyol and his friends perform in competitions that followed.

"The new coach will give me something I could not give before," he said.

Pep also apologized for the confusion of news about his future at Barcelona in the last few weeks. In this press conference, accompanied by Pep Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, and Director of Sports, Andoni Zubizarreta. Announcement was broadcast live on TV and Barca are streaming through the club website.

Juventus Makae Offer for Van Persie

Juventus seemed serious to bring Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. Reportedly, the Juventus has visited London for talks directly with Van Persie.

Mirror newspaper launch, Juventus sporting director Fabio Paraciti have made formal offer to the agent Van Persie. Reportedly, the offer of a four-year deal worth 25 million pounds. Decent price for a player whose contract expires in June 2013 was.

Juventus seem to want to act fast because it would not be preceded Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester City are also interested in the 28-year-old players. However, Juventus had to fight hard. The reason is, Arsenal will not easily take off Van Persie. The manager, Arsene Wenger, has been warned not to remove the management team of their captain.