Pep Guardiola explained, in statements given on the Manchester City website, his decision to renew his contract, which expired in June 2025, for two more years, until 2027.
“I feel like I can’t leave now, it’s that easy,” said Guardiola, who He arrived in the City in the summer of 2016, so he will be at the club for over a decade if his new deal runs out. Throughout his career as a coach, Pep always fulfilled his contracts with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
His worst streak as a coach
The announcement of his renewal comes at a time when the City have lost their last four games in all competitions: 2-1 in their visits to Bournemouth and Brighton in the Premier League, 4-1 against Sporting in the Champions League and 2-1 against Tottenham in the League Cup round of 16. An unprecedented negative streak in Guardiola’s career on the bench.
Why renew? “Don’t ask me why. Maybe the four losses are the reason why I feel like I can’t leave. I felt that the club still loves me and we are together,” argued Guardiola.
“I think we deserve, after four consecutive defeats, to recover and try to turn the situation around. I think we deserve to be here. I’m not arrogant when I say this, but this is the truth,” emphasizes Guardiola.
Pep is determined to help the City “break through” their current difficult situation and reach a level where “it is more stable and more consistent” to climb past levels. “We have to recover that because right now we don’t have it and that is the goal we have to achieve.”
With him, the City He won 18 titles in 8 seasons, including six Premier Leagues, the last four in a row, a milestone never achieved by any team or coach. In 2023 he achieved the first treble for the ‘citizen’ club by leading them to win their first and only Champions League and FA Cup.
His longevity on the City bench “is mainly due to the fact that we have already won a lot, otherwise you wouldn’t stay for eleven years, even here, in a place where I feel good,” explained said Guardiola. “This is a business and you have to win, (…) I know that if we don’t win it may not continue,” duck. “I’m happy to be here. I love my job. I love being the coach of this club.”
Source: La Verdad
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