'I speak to Chelsea every day,' jokes Barcelona coach Guardiola

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has laughed off rumours that he could leave the Blaugranas for Chelsea to replace recently dismissed manager Andre Villas-Boas at Stamford Bridge.

The Portuguese manager was fired at the weekend following the club's disappointing results in the 2011-12 campaign, and a number of reports from England suggest that Guardiola is one of the top candidates to take Villas-Boas' position.

Nevertheless, the successful Barca coach has sarcastically dismissed reports that he could be on his way to the Premier League.

"Yes, yes, sure, I speak to Chelsea every day," joked Guardiola about the alleged Chelsea interest to reporters at his press conference.

The Barcelona boss then went on to praise Villas-Boas, but added did add it is all about results in modern football.

"He's a fantastic coach, but results are the most important thing in football."

Barcelona are currently preparing for the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday. They recorded a 3-1 win at the BayArena in the first encounter.

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