If he doesn’t say no to the promising Lensois, Pep Guardiola would have preferred not to come to that and had made another wish for the new year. “What I expect for the start of 2025 is the return of the team we started with. Rodri is impossible, but I want the others to come back”demanded the Spanish manager before adding fatalistically. “If that was the case, I wouldn’t go to the transfer window this season. Absolutely not.” Between desire and necessity, Pep Guardiola has therefore made up his mind, like that concerning the probable future departure of Kyle Walker.