Manchester City puts pressure on Pep Guardiola

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By: Manu Tournoux

Pep Guardiola is writing the most beautiful page in the history of Manchester City. Since the arrival of the former Barça player on his bench, the Mancunian club has won everything, exercising incredible domination on the national scene, and having finally won this long-awaited Champions League. Six Premier League titles and a cup with big ears lifted since 2016, taking the Cityzens to another dimension. All this, by practicing an offensive game praised by all observers and football fans.

The club is also regularly cited as a management model, and only has Real Madrid as a rival at its level today. But all good things must come to an end, and the Skyblues risk finding out quite quickly. Indeed, the Catalan coach is coming to the end of his contract next year and he does not seem in a hurry to extend. The hypothesis of a departure is even the most likely at present.

City wants an answer

Sky Sports reveals new elements on this file. We learn in particular that the Catalan wants to take a national selection, with Brazil and England in his sights. Rumors that date back a little while already, but which are therefore to be taken very seriously. Obviously, Manchester City wants him to stay, but the management is already preparing for a departure, just in case. It has also put a little pressure on him.

The leaders have thus asked Guardiola to give them an answer on his future before the end of year celebrations. The cityzen staff indeed wishes to have time to prepare the future in case of departure, and wants to take its time to find the ideal profile that would replace Guardiola after 9 seasons on the bench of the Etihad Stadium. We should therefore know in the coming months…