Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester City full-back Yan Couto

Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester City full-back Yan Couto

Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester City full-back Yan Couto and have started discussing terms with the player.

 

The Brazilian has been on Manchester City’s books since 2020 but is yet to play for Pep Guardiola’s team.

 

He has been out on three different loan spells, the last of which was at Girona where he spent the last two seasons.

 

 

Couto is currently at the Copa America, but is waiting for clarity on his future and is attracting interest from Germany.

 

According to Sky Deutschland, Borussia Dortmund are keen on signing Couto on a permanent basis and are ready to pay up to €20m to Manchester City for his services.

 

 

The club have also started discussing terms with the player, who would be open to the move.

 

It now remains to be seen what Manchester City’s response to Borussia Dortmund’s interest is.

 

A move to Germany is appealing for Couto and he fits the bill for what Borussia Dortmund are looking for at the moment.

 

Eleven things to know about Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, including his net worth, profile, family, trophies and career.

Pep Guardiola: 11 interesting things about the GOAT manager including Net Worth Profile, Age, Salary

Pep Guardiola is a retired footballer turned manager. He is the current coach of Manchester City Football Club in England and is generally regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time by fans and peers alike.

 

Pep Guardiola profile

Full name: Pep Guardiola

 

Date of Birth: January 18, 1971

 

Nationality: Spanish

 

Place of birth: Santpedor, Spain

 

Age: 53 years old (as of July 2024)

 

 

 

Position: (Rtd) Defensive Midfielder, Manchester City manager

 

Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

 

Marital status: Married

 

Spouse: Cristina Serra

 

Kids: Maria, Marius and Valentina Guardiola

 

Net worth: $126 million (est.)

 

Instagram: None

 

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Pep Guardiola. (Photo Credit: Man City/X)

Pep Guardiola’s age

The Manchester City manager was born on January 18, 1971. He is 53 years old as of July 2024.

 

Pep Guardiola’s wife

 

 

Guardiola is married to Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman Cristina Serra. He reportedly met her in 2009, and they got married in 2014.

 

 

Pep Guardiola and his wife Cristina Serra Serra

Serra was born in Italy to Brazilian parents. She was a well-known journalist before transitioning into fashion. She met Pep in her family’s Barcelona fashion store, Serra Claret. They started dating before getting married in Matadpera in 2014.

 

Pep Guardiola’s kids

Pep Guardiola and Cristina Serra have three kids together. Their oldest, Maria, is a 23-year-old model with over 950k followers on Instagram.

 

Their son Marius was born in 2003, and their youngest child Valentina was born in 2008.

 

 

Pep Guardiola, Cristina Serra and the children || X

Pep Guardiola’s playing career

 

Pep Guardiola had a playing career that spanned over 16 years, from 1990 to 2006. He joined La Masia as a 13-year-old and came up through the ranks before debuting for the senior team in 1990 against Cadiz after Johan Cryuff watched him impress for Barcelona B.

 

He became an integral member of Cruyff’s dream team, which won four consecutive league titles and Barcelona’s first-ever Champions League title. He became Barcelona’s captain in 1997 under Luis Van Gaal and held the role until leaving the club in 2001 to join Brescia in Serie A.

 

 

Josep Guardiola lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League Final Soccer match, FC Barcelona Vs Sampdoria Genes at Wembley Stadium in London, UK on May 20, 1992. Photo by Henri Szwarc/ABACAPRESS.COM

After one season at Brescia, he joined Roma, who had a long-standing interest in him and had previously bid for him while he was at Barcelona. He played there for six months before he returned to Brescia. At the end of the 2002/2003 season, he left European football and went on to play for Al Ahli in Qatar and Dorados in Mexico before retiring in 2006.

 

 

Guardiola made his debut for Spain in 1992 and went on to feature 47 times for La Roja, scoring five goals. He also represented the Catalonia national team, playing seven friendly games between 1995 and 2005.

 

Guardiola’s drug charge

Pep’s stint in Serie A was marred by a failed drug test. While playing for Brescia in 2001, Guardiola tested positive for nandrolone, a banned substance.

 

The Spaniard denied the allegations but was banned for four months. Pep Guardiola became the first player to be convicted for drug-related charges by a new Italian law that criminalised doping. He was handed a suspended sentence, which was later overturned in 2007 after evolution in science helped discover the steroid he was alleged to have taken was not in his system at the time of prosecution.

 

Guardiola’s trophies as a player

Six LALIGA titles

 

One European Cup

 

Two Copa del Rey titles

 

Three Supercopa de Espana

 

One UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup

 

One European Super Cup

 

Olympic gold medal

 

1992 Bravo Award (Best Young Player)

 

 

Pep GUARDIOLA, Spain football player, Barcelona (Barca) midfielder, lifts up the League Cup 98-99. || Image credit: Imago

EURO 2000 Team of the Tournament

 

Pep Guardiola’s management career

One year after he was appointed to coach Barcelona B, Guardiola was handed the senior team role after a glowing recommendation from Johan Cruyff.

 

He went on to coach Barcelona through an incredible four years in which they won every trophy up for grabs in his first season and a lot more in the three seasons after.

 

He left Barcelona on a high to take a sabbatical, and in 2013 he joined Bayern Munich, where he won the league title in each of his seasons at the club but could not deliver the coveted Champions League title.

 

 

Pep Guardiola at Barcelona

He joined his current club, Manchester City, in 2016 and has gone on to reach incredible milestones and break unbelievable records.

 

Guardiola’s trophies and as a coach

12 league titles (Three at Barcelona, three at Bayern Munich and six with Manchester City)

 

Three Champions League titles (Two at Barcelona and one at Manchester City)

 

Four UEFA Super Cups (Two at Barcelona, one apiece at Bayern Munich and with Manchester City)

 

Four FIFA Club World Cups (Two at Barcelona, one apiece at Bayern Munich and with Manchester City)

 

Two Copa del Rey

 

Three Supercopa de Espana

 

Two DFB Pokals

 

Two FA Cups

 

Four EFL Cups

 

Two FA Community Shields

 

 

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola with the UCL trophy | Imago

Pep Guardiola’s salary

According to Mirror.co.uk per PayCheck, Pep Guardiola is the highest-paid manager in the Premier League. He earns a reported £19.7 million annually.

 

Pep Guardiola’s net worth

Guardiola has an estimated net worth of around $126 million. He earned him money as a footballer and manager across various clubs. He also enjoys endorsement deals from brands like Puma and Nissan.

 

Guardiola’s social media

Fans will have to follow Guardiola’s press conferences intently, as the Spaniard does not allow himself the avenue of communicating through social media.

 

Unlike coaches like Jose Mourinho, Guardiola does not have an official social media account, a fact that he confirmed in a press conference, per Eurosport.

 

 

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