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Pep Guardiola dismisses move for Bayern Munich star

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City won’t move for Badstuber

Pep Guardiola has dismissed a possible Manchester City loan-move for Bayern Munich defender Holgar Badstuber.

Pep was linked with a move for his former Bayern player on a six-month loan until the summer, but he has today rubbished those claims.

Guardiola admitted he could be short of defensive options depending on the fitness of captain Vincent Kompany, who has not played a full match this season.

“No, in that sense, no,” Guardiola told a news conference when asked about a move for Badstuber following City’s 5-0 win at West Ham United in the FA Cup.

 “We have to speak with the club about what is the situation, because hopefully Vincent can help us, but Vincent in the last two years he was like this [with injuries].”We have Nico [Otamendi], John [Stones] and [Aleksandar] Kolarov, and Kola is a full-back, and of course we have Tosin [Adarabioyo], and Tosin is still young. When we arrive now in the Premier League, in the FA Cup, in the Champions League, if something happens with the injuries we don’t have enough.

“We are evaluating if there’s a chance to take one. I know Holger, he’s a fantastic player, a fantastic guy, but he’s a Bayern Munich player, and we should first of all speak with them and with him.

“Now on the table there are no names because we had a lot of games, but now we have 10 days off, 10 days until Everton, so we have time to discuss with [director of football] Txiki [Begiristain], with the club, what is the best for the rest of the season.

 

By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10

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