Manchester City have confirmed Pep Guardiola will succeed Manuel Pellegrini as manager this summer.
Guardiola will take over at the Etihad Stadium on a three-year deal with Pellegrini set to officially depart on June 30.
A statement issued by the club said: "Manchester City can confirm that in recent weeks it has commenced and finalised contractual negotiations with Pep Guardiola to become MCFC Head Coach for the 2016/17 EPL season onwards.
A statement from City said Chilean Pellegrini, 62, was "fully supportive" of the decision.
