Manchester Metropolis have began planning for all times after Pep Guardiola, with the way forward for their best ever supervisor at the moment nonetheless unclear.
Guardiola’s contract is ready to run out on the finish of the 2024/25 season and, regardless of Manchester Metropolis chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak attempting his degree greatest over the summer time to persuade him into extending his deal, Guardiola nonetheless hasn’t selected what he’s going to do.
On the finish of 2023/24, after profitable the Premier League for an unprecedented fourth-successive marketing campaign, Guardiola admitted that he was “nearer to leaving than to staying”.
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Now, in accordance with Sky Sports activities, Manchester Metropolis have began succession planning, drawing up an inventory of potential replacements ought to the 53-year-old in the end resolve to name time on his profession on the membership.
Guardiola joined Manchester Metropolis in 2016, changing Manuel Pellegrini because the supervisor. Within the eight full seasons since, he has gained six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups and a number of different trophies and accolades.
The 53-year-old has spent significantly longer at Manchester Metropolis than the earlier two golf equipment he has labored at earlier than, too. He managed Barcelona for 4 seasons between 2008 and 2012, earlier than spending simply three campaigns accountable for Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2016, following a 12 months’s sabbatical.
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Guardiola’s future is unclear (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Now into his ninth as Manchester Metropolis supervisor, there is definitely potential that one other contract extension is a step too far in the mean time. In his time on the membership, Guardiola has singed three contract extensions, with the 2 most up-to-date offers solely including an additional two years every time.
The board additionally recognise that he cannot proceed without end, therefore why the wheels are beginning to be put into movement ought to he choose towards one other contract renewal. The report provides they need a call made by Christmas, which does put the stress on him additional.
In FourFourTwo‘s view, the longer it takes for Guardiola to resolve on his future, the much less probably it appears he’ll proceed with the Premier League champions. However whereas they’ve put a Christmas deadline on him, if Guardiola says that he want to keep on in April, it appears extremely unlikely they would not grant him that want.
The sixth title Guardiola gained (Picture credit score: Alamy)
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