It’s an open secret as The Athletic exclusively revealed on Tuesday Pep Guardiola He reached an agreement to renew with Manchester City. The information was confirmed tonight in the official announcement of the current Premier League champions.
The big news is that Guardiola, 53, has finally not renewed for a season, with another optional, as first reported. Pep, whose contract expires on June 30, 2025, He will continue on the Etihad Stadium bench for two more seasons, until 2027.
In this way, if Guardiola fulfills his new contract, as has always been the case in his career as a coach during his previous periods at FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich, he will not only spend ten years at the helm of City, where he arrived in July 2016. He stayed for more than a decade.
Promise the worst
With the renewal, Guardiola showed his steadfast commitment to City at a particularly delicate moment. The four-time Premier champion with four consecutive defeats in all competitions, Pep’s worst streak as a coach, and he fell to second place in the Premier leaving five points behind leaders Liverpool.
Besides, The city is awaiting punishment by an independent commission after the Premier League was accused of committing 115 breaches of financial fair play regulations.
Txiki left but Pep stayed
In recent months, the removal of Txiki Begiristainwho signed him in 2016, as City’s director of football will influence Guardiola’s decision. But Pep will remain at the club even after the Portuguese ends Hugo Viana officially taking over in July 2025.
“The journey continues.” This is how City titled Guardiola’s renewal announcement. In the statement the Catalan coach assured that “Manchester City means a lot to me. This is my ninth season here; We lived incredible moments together. I have a very special feeling for this club. “That’s why I’m so happy to stay for two more seasons.”
Pep also assured: “Thank you to everyone who continues to trust and support me: to the owner, to the president Khaldoon, Ferran, Txiki, to the players and, of course, to the fans… Everything related to Manchester City. “It’s always an honor, a pleasure and a privilege to be here.”
Win more trophies, your goal
Finally, Guardiola repeated: “I have said it many times, but I have everything a coach could want and I really appreciate it.. I hope now we can increase the ones we have already won. That will be my goal.”
Guardiola won 18 titles at City features one Champions League and six Premier Leagues, including the last four, as the first coach to achieve this historic back-to-back feat. Two FA Cups, four League Cups, three Community Shields, a European Super Cup and a Club World Cup complete his record in Manchester.
The City, delighted
In its part, The city president Khaldoon Al Mubarak praised Guardiola’s leadership and expressed his satisfaction with Pep’s decision to stay in Manchester for two more years.
“Like all City fans, I am delighted that Pep’s journey with Manchester City continues, allowing his dedication, passion and innovative thinking to continue to shape the landscape of the game,” Al Mubarak said.
“His hunger for improvement and success remains insatiable.” and the direct beneficiaries of that will continue to be our players and coaching staff, the culture of our Club and English football in general,” the City president continued. “This renewal will take more than a decade to coach of Pep at Manchester City and the opportunity to continue rewriting the record books of coaches.”
Source: La Verdad
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