Pep Guardiola considers move for Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted his side are short of defensive options for the remainder of the season. Sky Sports are reporting that he is considering a move for Bayern Munich’s Holger Badstuber in January.

Guardiola worked with Badstuber during his three years at Bayern Munich. The 27-year-old has played for Bayern throughout his career. He is a versatile defender, capable of playing as a centre-half or a left-back.

However, Badstuber has seen much of his career disrupted by injury. A cruciate ligament rupture kept him out for around a year-and-a-half from the end of 2012, and he has suffered multiple setbacks since. He made the last of his 31 appearances for the German…