Sunday, March 29, 2009

Pellegrini cools Real rumours

Pellegrini cools Real rumours
Manuel Pellegrini insists he will not break his contract with Villarreal to take over at Real Madrid.

Villarreal coach Pellegrini is rumoured to be wanted by Real to replace Juande Ramos at the Santiago Bernabeu in the summer.

However, the Chilean is taking little notice of the speculation and has no plans to walk out on the UEFA Champions League quarter-finalists.

"I am not going to pay attention to rumours and news that you never know where it has come from," Pellegrini told Minuto a Minuto .

"If some day I receive an offer from a team like that I would analyse it, but it would always have to be with the authorisation of the president of the team for which I am currently working.

"I am under contract at Villarreal for one more year and I think that it's very difficult that my contract will be broken before that time.

"At this time, what I am more interested in is in the great performances that we are having and our objective is to keep on enjoying it and winning."

Respect

Pellegrini does have a clause in his contract that would allow him to buy his way out of his deal, but it is not something he is willing to consider.

He added: "I have an article in the contract that I signed with Villarreal that says that I can only leave if I pay an indemnity, but that article doesn't have any value for me because, if I have a contract that links me to a team, I am going to work until the last day of that contract.

"This is something in which respect is involved and to do what you have promised with your word, so I would never use that article of the contract to leave for another team.

"I have received several offers and I haven't even bothered listening to them as I respect my contract all the time."