Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has made it clear that the German giants have not been misled by Pep Guardiola.

The Spanish tactician informed Bayern in December that he will be leaving the Allianz Arena at the end of the season before taking the job at Manchester City about two months later.

Guardiola has been criticised for the timing of the announcement, which came prior to the business end of the 2015/16 campaign, bur Sammer has insisted that the former Barcelona has not partaken in any wrongdoing.

"I have to clarify one thing and that is that Pep Guardiola is one of the most correct people out there. I work with him every day," Sammer told TZ.

"Of course, he can be emotional every now and then, but you can always take him for his word.

"People are reading too much into all this. It's nonsense to say the timing of his announcement was wrong.

"We deliberately chose for this moment and communicated things as they should have been communicated.

"I don't understand why people are turning this into a talking point. All coaches have certain characteristics. Pep is the way he is and is completely reliable. I enjoy working with him."