Pep Guardiola will take the helm of Manchester City for another season.
Citing a source on the 15th (Korea time), England’s Football Insider has already reached an agreement in principle on the extension of Guardiola’s contract with Manchester City. Guardiola is scheduled to sign a one-year extension until the summer of 2026, the report said. The source said, “The contract of the new negotiations has been ‘99% complete’ and an official announcement is expected soon.”
The Athletic, a global media outlet, said on Tuesday that Guardiola agreed to extend his one-year contract with Manchester City. The new contract includes an option to extend the contract by one year. The official announcement will be made within a few days.
The BBC also admitted that Manchester City manager Guardiola has agreed to extend his one-year contract. Manchester City declined to comment on the article first reported by The Athletic, but sources confirmed that Guardiola signed a new contract to stay for 10 years.
Guardiola, who took the helm of Manchester City in July 2016, will end his contract after this season. He signed a three-year contract in his first contract with Manchester City. He signed a new contract to extend the period three times, in May 2018, November 2020, and November 2022, and the end of that contract will be in June next year.
If Guardiola extends his contract by one year, his relationship with Manchester City will last 10 years. He was mentioned as a candidate for the head coach of the English national team, but it did not happen when Thomas Tuchel was appointed. A former head coach of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, he has never been the head coach of the national team.
Guardiola changed the fortunes of the English Premier League at Manchester City. He lifted the trophy six times at the EPL. In the last season, he achieved his first four consecutive wins. He gained 100 points (32 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses) in the EPL for the first time in a single season.
In the 2022-2023 season, he topped the European Champions League (UCL) and won the EPL and FA Cups, as well as accumulated the golden tower of Manchester City’s first treble (triple crown). Guardiola presented a total of 18 trophies to Manchester City, including the League Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
After winning the historic EPL title for four consecutive years, Guardiola hinted at a breakup, saying, “Leaving is closer than staying.” When Cickey Behirstein announced last month that he would resign from Manchester City at the end of this season, he said, “Part of me is leaving.” However, Guardiola decided to stay.
Manchester City has shown sluggish performance recently. It has lost four straight 예스벳 matches in recent months. It is the first humiliation in Guardiola’s leadership career. Manchester City has fallen into the swamp for the first time in 18 years since 2006. Nevertheless, his position remains unchanged.
However, there are variables. Manchester City is accused of violating 115 financial regulations. If convicted, it faces the possibility of relegation from the Premier League along with a point cut. With the trial starting, next year’s conclusion may be reached.
Guardiola complained last year that everyone wanted Manchester City to be punished. “We are innocent until proven guilty,” he said. “Of course people know we want to be punished. I can feel it. I will wait and see, and I will explain after the final conclusion.”
Guardiola stressed that he would stay with the club if Manchester City were demoted after leaving the contract period. “I will not consider my future whether I stay here or fall to the third division (League 1). If we are in the third division, we are more likely to stay than when we are in the Champions League,” he said sarcastically.
Manchester City is ranked second (23 points) after Liverpool (28 points) in this season’s EPL.