The Spanish technician has probably never been so close to leaving Manchester City. His contract expires in 2025.
Despite the defeat in the FA Cup final against Manchester United (1-2) last Saturday, Manchester City players and their staff paraded in their city the next day. The opportunity for a member of the Citizens to ask a cutting question to Pep Guardiola.
“Could you stay forever (at City) Please ? », asks the presenter. Brief but clear response from the person concerned : ” Forever ? No “. The Spanish technician could have kicked in or rounded the corners. This is not the first time that he has mentioned his departure from the English club.
Guardiola, motivation that is starting to fail
“The reality is I’m closer to leaving than staying. It’s been eight years (that I am here) »declared the former coach of Bayern Munich, on May 19, on Sky Sportsemphasizing that motivation had not always been easy to find since the Premier League-FA-Champions League treble achieved during the 2022-2023 financial year.
“When we won in Istanbul (against Inter Milan in the C1 final, 1-0), I said to myself: ‘What am I still doing here? It’s over, there’s nothing left to do’ » admitted Guardiola, whose contract ends in June 2025. The latter arrived at Manchester City in 2016.
