Eight star players that fell out with Guardiola

Joe Hart and Yaya Toure are already feeling the heat and from all indications the exit might be the next options for both players as their importance to the club seems meaningless to Guardiola.

 Pep Guardiola on the sidelines on his debut for Manchester City against Sunderlan Guardiola’s previous appointments with Barcelona and Bayern Munich have also seen keys players axed from the sqaud and eventually leaving the club. Here are eight star players who Guardiola has kicked out while leading a team


 1. Deco: The Portuguese was one of the stand-out players in Barcelona during his four year spell but the incoming Guardiola perceived his attitude would be an impediment to his team.

 Deco Deco left for Chelsea knowing full well that he did not want to spend his stay under Guardiola on the sidelines.

2. Eto’o: In Guardiola first press conference at Barcelona, the 45-year-old had already announced that he did want to have anything to do with the Cameroonian.

 Eto’o, during his time at FC Barcelona Despite scoring 36 goals in the treble winning 2008/2009 season, Eto’o was part of the bargain used in acquiring the services of Zltan Ibrahimovic.

3. Ronaldinho: The two-time FIFA World Player of the Year put the Baulgrana back in the history books by winning the Champions League in a dramatic fashion.

 Ronaldinho and Messi The charismatic Brazilian was forced out of the Catalan club after Guardiola sensed he would be detrimental to his philosophy with the team.

 4. Yaya Toure: In the 2009/2010 season, Sergio Busquets was the rising star in the Barcelona squad and posed a threat to Yaya Toure’s holding midfield position.

 Yaya Toure left Barcelona after winning the 2009 UEFA Champions League Pep wasted no time as he promoted his former student into the mainstream team which prompted Toure’s sale to Manchester City.


 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Guardiola was never in support of the acquisition of Ibrahimovic by Barcelona’s ex-president, as the coach and player did not have an eye to eye relationship at the Nou Camp.

 Ibrahimovic, Guardiola da Mourinho The Swedish lasted only one season and was offloaded to AC Milan not minding the millions the Catalan club lost in the deal.


 6. Bastian Schweinsteiger: Despite building a legendary status for himself with the Bavarians, the way the German interpreted football was not catching the eyes of Guardiola.

 Bastian Schweinsteiger After two seasons with Pep, Schweinsteiger was bluntly told that he would not be guaranteed a starting place in the Bayern team any longer.

 7. Dante: After committing series of errors that cost Bayern crucial matches, Guardiola was forced to sign Mehdi Benatia and the fanciful Dante was shown the door out of the Allianz Arena.

 Dante 8.

 Xherdan Shaqiri: The Swiss international was enjoying life at Bayern despite coming on as a substitute since moving to the club in the summer of 2012 from Basel.

 Xherdan Shaqiri However, Pep put a stop to the luxury the petite winger was enjoying as the Spaniard listened to offers from Inter Milan and he was sold out rightly.