Chelsea miss Guardiola signature

Bayern Munich have won the race to sign up Pep Guardiola in a move which raised fresh questions over who will manage Chelsea next season. Guardiola will move to Germany in the summer and has signed a three-year contract, with Bayern's impressive appointment quashing the prospect of the former Barcelona boss moving to the Barclays Premier League in the near future. Chelsea have been repeatedly linked with the man Blues owner Roman Abramovich is reputed to admire greatly. Reports have claimed he was offered a lucrative contract to take over when interim manager Rafael Benitez's stint finishes at the end of the season, and it has been confirmed that Guardiola turned down more money from elsewhere. Chelsea have never confirmed their interest in the former Spain midfielder, but his record at Barcelona, where he won 14 trophies in four years, made Guardiola the most sought-after out-of-work coach in world football. It emerged that Guardiola signed up for Bayern before Christmas. His agent Josep Maria Orobitg said: "I don't know exactly which day, around the 20th or the second half of December." Speaking on EFE Radio, Orobitg added: "He chose Bayern because of all the teams from which he...