Coach Pep Guardiola has not been given a deadline to decide over his Barcelona future, according to club director Andoni Zubizaretta.

The 41-year-old, whose current deal ends in the summer, has stalled over new terms at the Nou Camp.

"Pep knows he has all the confidence of the club and the team," Zubizaretta told Canal Plus. "He's asked for time and that is not a problem. We have given him no deadline - and nor will we; he has our trust.

"If he needs time, he will be take it. Every year that he has renewed, he needed time to feel it.

"He is a coach who lives better with the pressure of a one-year contract. Each has its own style. That type of contract is fine with us. The club is calm."

Barca are currently 10 points behind rivals Real Madrid in the Primera Division table.

Written by
Jack Prescott