At the end of his contract with Manchester City at the end of the season, Pep Guardiola has still not made a decision for his future. Roberto De Zerbi is one of the candidates to replace him in the event of his departure.
Nine years after his arrival at Manchester City from Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola is at a turning point in his career. The Catalan coach is coming to the end of his contract in a particular context around the reigning English champion, who is the subject of the “trial of the century”. Nothing says for the moment that Pep Guardiola will agree to extend the adventure with the Citizens and in the event of his departure, the ogre of English football has identified a potential successor… in Ligue 1. And for good reason, the site Give Me Sport reveals that Roberto De Zerbi, the OM coach, has been the subject of increased surveillance from Manchester City for several weeks.
The Italian coach has just arrived at Olympique de Marseille, where he has had a generally successful start to the season. Despite a slump in September, OM are third in Ligue 1 and the ex-Brighton coach’s adaptation is going smoothly for the moment. Just one year after his arrival in Provence, could De Zerbi nevertheless slam the door and accept a potential offer from Manchester City? The British media specifies that to date, the English champion’s priority is still to convince Pep Guardiola to extend.
De Zerbi on Man City shortlist to replace Guardiola
Until the last moment, the Citizens will do what is in their power to ensure that the Catalan coach extends the adventure. In the event of the latter’s refusal, three names are on the table of the British managers: Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), Ruben Amorim (Sporting Portugal) and therefore Roberto De Zerbi, the coach of Olympique de Marseille whose philosophy of game very close to that of Pep Guardiola is of great interest to Manchester City with the aim of hiring a coach capable of relying on the work done for years by Guardiola, without starting everything from scratch. Certainly, this news will be received with fear from Pablo Longoria, who finally wants stability in Marseille by keeping a coach for several years.
