Former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola is also being linked with the Stamford Bridge vacancy.
Since World War II, only two Barcelona coaches have lasted more than Guardiola's four years.
The first is that the doubts, introspection and self-analysis will likely follow Guardiola wherever he goes.
"Guardiola was staring at me and I lost it, " continues the Swede in 'I am Zlatan'.
If Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola were to call him personally, Fabregas admitted "it would be different".
Heynckes's win percentage stands at 71%, compared with Guardiola's 74%, according to Opta Sports.
There is one thing that those who suggest that Guardiola has taken an option should remember.
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"Guardiola is obviously going to become one of the greatest managers in football, " he said.
"The key to all this is that we have fantastic footballers, " Guardiola said, according to Hunter.
"Messi went back into midfield because we wanted to be superior in possession, " Guardiola said.
Guardiola's team still hold a 29-point lead over third-placed Valencia, who host Real Betis on Sunday.
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Guardiola eventually brought on striker Villa and playmaker Iniesta, though midfielder Busquets was not used.
For his part, Guardiola says he'll take a long sabbatical and then decide what to do next.
Mr Osborne regarded Mr Carney as the central banking equivalent of Sir Alex Ferguson or Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola, steeped in the title-hungry culture of Barcelona, will at least be able to relate to that.
At the same time, Bayern was vehemently denying reports in Germany that the club had tapped Guardiola.
And adding Pep Guardiola, the most sought-after manager in the world, has only made Bayern even more appealing.
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The victory put Pep Guardiola's side seven points ahead of Real Madrid, who won 3-1 at Racing Santander.
Guardiola was hired by Bayern in January to replace Jupp Heynckes as coach at the end of the season.
"I can't distinguish Guardiola from Barcelona, but I certainly can distinguish Mourinho from the clubs he's managed, " Szymanski said.
Turning public opinion against Guardiola's choirboys seems nearly as impossible as beating them.
Speculation was rife that Guardiola would head for England to coach either Villas-Boas's former club Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester United.
Guardiola famously steered Barcelona to 14 titles in his four years at the club, including two triumphs in the Champions League.
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola insisted his team would maintain their attacking philosophy at Stamford Bridge and had no complaints about Messi.
Barca's success was also a personal triumph for rookie boss Guardiola, who insisted that he should not appear in the movie.
In doing so Guardiola became one of only six coaches to win the Champions League both as a player and coach.
Aside from one-syllable takes on the name Joseph, Guardiola and Heynckes don't have much in common, at least on the surface.
Since the summer of 2008, when Pep Guardiola took over at Barcelona, the club has won 13 of 16 possible trophies.
Guardiola won La Liga, the Spanish Cup and the European Champions League in his first season as Barca manager in 2008-09.
The news of Guardiola's appointment coincided with the announcement that 67-year-old current Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes will be retiring from coaching.
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