Spanish international midfielder Pep Guardiola has signed a provisional agreement to join Parma next season, Gazzetta dello Sportreported today.
Guardiola, who recently announced he would leave Barcelona at the end of the season, has signed a deal under which he would join the Serie A club on a four-year contract worth $2.04 million a year, the paper said.
But there are two conditions:
The first is that Guardiola would only join Parma, fourth in Serie A, if they qualify for one of Italy's four Champions League berths.
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The second is that he would be able to reject the deal if a more lucrative offer arrived from an English Premier League club.
Earlier, Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier confirmed his interest in the 30-year-old.