Pep Guardiola has insisted he might nonetheless signal a brand new contract at Manchester Metropolis, clarifying earlier feedback the place he appeared to recommend he would stroll away from the membership in 2025.
Guardiola’s deal on the Etihad Stadium expires on the finish of the 2024/25 season, however in direction of the tip of the 2023/24 marketing campaign he claimed he was ‘nearer to leaving than staying’.
Nonetheless, whereas away on Metropolis’s tour of the USA, Guardiola took time to set the document straight and opened the door to extending his keep in Manchester.
“Once I’m leaving, I’ll say I am leaving, however I did not say that,” Guardiola harassed. “We are going to see what occurs. However I can’t rule it out completely to increase my contract. I might love to remain as a result of I might love to remain.
“[I was] saying that I [had] been eight years in Man Metropolis. So I am not right here for eight extra years. In order that’s why I am nearer to leaving than staying. However I did not say I am leaving!
“9 years immediately in the identical membership is an eternity, I wish to be certain it is the fitting resolution. Not only for me, for the membership, for the gamers.
“Nonetheless they [the players] run like they ran for eight years, it does not matter the competitors, it does not matter the match.
“It is good to refresh, for gamers and managers. On the similar time, we’ve had success and are nonetheless profitable Premier Leagues and we’re enjoying competitions just like the Champions League. That is my feeling proper now.”
Guardiola has overseen probably the most profitable spell in Metropolis’s historical past, main them to 6 Premier League titles, their first ever Champions League, two FA Cups, 4 EFL Cups, the UEFA Tremendous Cup and the FIFA Membership World Cup.
They’ve been pushed to the restrict by Arsenal and Guadiola’s former assistant Mikel Arteta over the past couple of Premier League seasons, with the 2023/24 title race going to the ultimate day of the marketing campaign.
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