Milan keen to sign Guardiola

 　　MILAN, Jan. 8 (XInhua) -- AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi said on Tuesday that he is keen to bring Pep Guardiola to the San Siro though the chances are very low.

　　Guardiola resigned from Barcelona managerial post in the summer after winning two Champions Leagues and three league titles in a four year spell in charge at the Camp Nou, then went into a year-long sabbatical. The 41-year-old announced on Monday night that he is willing to make a return to coaching.

　　Among the speculations¹ over Guardiola's next destination, Berlusconi hinted he hoped the Spaniard to take over from Massimiliano Allegri.

　　"I always tried to bring (Guardiola) to Milan, because over the last (few) years Barcelona played the best football. We contacted him, but he said he wanted to stay in a sabbatical," said Berlusconi.

　　"He said that at Milan he'd have fun and felt admiration² towards me, and appreciation³ for the Lake Como, where I could offer a beautiful villa⁴. At this moment, I have to say the percentage for him to come to Milan is very low."?

1 speculations   

n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 )；思考；投机活动；推断

参考例句：

• Your speculations were all quite close to the truth. 你的揣测都很接近于事实。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• This possibility gives rise to interesting speculations. 这种可能性引起了有趣的推测。 来自《用法词典》

2 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

3 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

4 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。