The technician made history by winning all possible trophies including the Champions League during the 2022-2023 financial year.
However, today, the former FC Barcelona player is experiencing a more than delicate period with the Citizens where he has had a series of poor performances. An end of cycle? It’s possible. Nevertheless, the Catalan extended his contract with the English team for the next two seasons.
It is also very likely that these will be the last within a club. Asked about his future in journalist Dani Garcia’s podcast, the 53-year-old manager explained that he would no longer want to coach at a club after his departure from Manchester City.
“ I want to give up and go play golf, but I can’t. A day will come when I will feel that enough is enough and I will definitely stop at that point (…) I am not going to lead another team. I’m not talking about the long-term future, but what I’m not going to do is leave Manchester City, go to another country and do the same thing as today. (…) But a national team… but it’s different,” he blurted.
Future coach of Brazil?
Pep Guardiola no longer seems to want to take the reins of a new European club after Manchester City. However, he might be interested in a national team. Several years ago, Brazil expressed its interest in the Citizen. Will the Brazilian Federation return to the charge? The hypothesis cannot be ruled out and the Spaniard could well be tempted by the challenge. To be continued…