Pep Guardiola appeared to be heading towards a departure from Manchester City at the end of the current season. But as is often the case, the Catalan caught everyone off guard!
Pep Guardiola has a habit of surprising his opponents on the field by changing tactics and making unexpected decisions; in this case, he surprised everyone with this decision taken off the field.
Indeed, while everyone started from the principle that the Manchester City coach would leave England at the end of the 2024-2025 season, he will ultimately extend for one season. This is what this Tuesday evening says The Athleticwhich assures that Guardiola would stay until 2026 – with even an option for an additional year!
Guardiola’s partner, Txiki Begiristain, will however leave his position as sporting director next summer as announced, but his future replacement Hugo Viana has visibly convinced the Citizens coach to stay a little longer.
This means that at the time of his departure (excluding any prior dismissals, of course), Pep Guardiola will have managed Manchester City for 10 years, from 2016 to 2026. A nice, round figure, which the man perhaps wanted to achieve. ‘Spanish.
It now remains to be seen whether he will once again succeed in taking Manchester City to the top, having just finished a historic treble and seems to have, for the first time, a little difficulty this season in finding the same level of performance. Because in 2025, he should lose several executives, notably Kevin De Bruyne who we still imagine leaving next summer…
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