Nine years and then gone? Like Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool, Pep Guardiola is likely to turn the page on Manchester City at the end of his ninth year with the Cityzens – the last of his current contract. Everything suggests that the Catalan technician is now looking for another challenge, he who has won everything with the Skyblues, including a resounding domestic treble Premier League-FAC-League Cup in 2019; and an even more glorious treble Premier League-FAC-Champions League achieved in 2023.
” The reality is that I am closer to leaving than staying.the person concerned whispered to Sky Sports last spring. It’s been eight years… I already had this feeling last season. When we won the Champions League in Istanbul, I said to myself: “It’s over. What am I still doing here? It’s over, there’s nothing left to do.”. (…) Right now, I can’t tell you exactly what my motivation will be to continue next season, because it’s sometimes difficult to find it once you’ve achieved everything. »
Global Goal 2026
Already crowned champion of England six times, Pep Guardiola will see his deal with Manchester City through to the end. Until June 2025. But probably not beyond that. Also the FA, the English Football Association, sees it as a godsend. With Gareth Southgate heading for an unfortunate second Euro final, the Three Lions are looking for a new coach. And the governing bodies of English football would see the stubborn Spaniard as the ideal candidate. Well ahead of the Graham Potter, Mauricio Pochettino and Eddie Howe who have also been mentioned.
According to The Independent, the FA’s interest is such that a one-year interim is being considered – time for Pep Guardiola to properly close his chapter with the Cityzens, while preparing in the shadows for England’s revival, until the hoped-for climax in 2026 in the context of a World Cup that will take place across the Atlantic (in Canada, the United States and Mexico). Far too invested in the Catalan cause to take the reins of La Roja, the former Blaugrana could also see this as a great opportunity. He would then become the third foreign coach to lead the English selection, after the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson (2001-2006) and the Italian Fabien Capello (2008-2012).
