IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED today that Manchester City's Pep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension at the club. Pep Guardiola.
The news reported by The Athletic states that the Spaniard will stay at the club until 2025.
The outlet also claims that the deal will be structured as an initial one-year deal, with both club and manager holding an option for a further season. That means either party could choose to end it sooner if they wanted. The structure is the same as the contract he signed in November 2020.
His existing deal ran until the end of this season.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract at Man City. Not yet signed but now in place + understood to commit 51yo Spaniard to club until 2025 via two-year deal. Sealed on visit to #MCFC owners in Abu Dhabi. W/ @SamLee @polballus @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/KU3ONwYP9K — David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) November 22, 2022
Speaking back in August, Pep addressed his future.
"I wouldn’t change my life here one second. It is seven seasons already. We spoke with the club," he said.
"Middle of the season, end of the season, we will talk again about how we feel and decide what’s best for the club. I said many times if they want it, I’d like to stay longer but at the same time I have to be sure.
"It’s not the second or third season, it’s many years already and I have to see how the players behave. I don’t want to be a problem, sometimes when you extend things, and you force it it’s not good so we you have to go through it and relax.
"This kind of situation happens when it’s going to happen in a natural way. If you force it, it’s not going well. We will see what happens during the season and how we feel and the best decision for the club is going to be taken."
He's now put the speculation to bed today.
Guardiola, 51 is one of the most successful managers in the game. He joined City in 2016, after spells with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
His Manchester City side have won four of the last five Premier League titles. He's also won one FA Cup and four League Cups.
The title that has alluded him at Manchester City is the coveted Champions League. His City side lost 1-0 to Chelsea in 2021 City are on the hunt for their holy grail once more this year.
Manchester City's next game in domestic competitions will be against Liverpool in the League cup on the 28th of December after the World Cup ends.
