Bayern target Mourinho if Guardiola leaves for Arsenal

BAYERN Munich could appoint either Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho or Real Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti as their next manager if Pep Guardiola leaves for Arsenal. The former Barcelona boss is out of contract next season, and has yet to discuss terms over a new deal with the German club.

  Guardiola has been linked with taking over from Arsene Wenger in recent times, with the Frenchman tipped for the Monaco job should he decide to leave the Emirates. And Bayern legend, Lothar Matthaus, has urged the club appoint either Mourinho or Ancelotti should Guardiola indeed swap the Bundesliga for the Premier League.

  He told Sport Bild: “Just like Jupp Heynckes and Louis van Gaal before him, Pep Guardiola is an alpha male as well.

  “They are all coaches who had been successful abroad. There is no coach like them available in the Bundesliga.

“There are only two coaches abroad who fit Bayern’s profile: Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti. These two should be right at the top of Bayern’s shortlist if they are available in the summer of 2016.

 “Joachim Low could also be a good candidate if he leaves the Germany job after Euro 2016.”