Way back in 1997, Louis van Gaal arrived at Barcelona on Bobby Robson's recommendation, with Jose Mourinho as his "third assistant," and with Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique headlining the Catalan club's midfield.
Only in retrospect can such a collective of names be fully appreciated, but, with Guardiola announcing he'll be departing Bayern Munich this summer and intends to manage in the Premier League, there is inevitably talk of Van Gaal being replaced at Manchester United by his former pupil.
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Van Gaal, however, is far from anxious about the mass migration that appears poised to shake up European football's managerial scene.
"I'm at the end of my career so for me it's not so interesting," Van Gaal said, according to Jamie Jackson the Guardian. "For me it's interesting how I take care of Manchester United and after this season I still have one year to go.
"(Guardiola) wants to sniff the culture of England and I wanted that also. I think that it is very good he wants to do that and I didn't think it will have an impact on his club. Every manager has that right to announce that. It's not for sure he will be the manager of a Premier League club next season."
The Dutch manager's three-year contract expires in 2017.
