dynamism Guardiola will continue at least until 2026 inside Manchester City. The club citizens confirmed last Thursday the renewal of the Catalan coach who, if he fulfills his contract and extends it until 2027 With the optional year agreed, he will be able to complete 11 years as manager at the Etihad Stadium, almost tripling his stay at what was his home, the Camp Nou, where he spent only four seasons in the Barcelona before going to Bayern of Munich.
“This renewal will allow Pep to surpass a decade as Manchester City manager and give him the opportunity to continue to rewrite the coaching record books,” read the club’s statement. Manchester Cityin which they announced the agreement and the satisfaction of having accepted this extension at a delicate moment for the entity citizensin the middle of an event and when sporting results are more irregular.
But the agreement is there and dynamism Guardiola He will probably complete a decade as coach of the Manchester City10 years on the bench at the Etihad Stadium, which could be 11 with the additional year envisaged, until 2027. The Catalan makes Manchester his home, his fortress, a journey that transcends any other previous adventure, unprecedented with his time at Barcelona or Bayern. Munich.
Actually, Guardiola would be very close, in one season, to tripling their stay in Manchester what he endured Barcelona. The Catalan has always stated that the culé entity is a difficult club, with high demands, where the difficulties do not matter if things go well – especially considering the years of success that the Santpedor player has had there –, there will always be some. criticisms and doubts about the project.
Guardiola seems to have found the comfort to lead and form a solid project in the Manchester Citywhere despite the latest events, the club being targeted for the Premier League due to its financial management, it decided to continue.
“Since the start of the season, I have thought a lot. I thought (this season) should be the last. But with the problems we had last month, I felt like it wasn’t the time to leave. “I would have given up on the club,” he admitted. Guardiola after the deal, revealing that “every time I sign a contract, I say ‘okay, the last two,’ and after I renewed the contract, I said ‘okay, the last two’.” I honestly believe that right now, my team and I deserve to be here. “I’m not arrogant, but it’s the truth.”
The reality is that the project he forged Guardiola inside Manchester City could never take shape in the Barcelona. The Catalan woke up again Barca in one of its golden ages, but the pressure, the press and the competition with the Real Madrid It exhausted him so much that he was only able to spend four years at the Camp Nou. Guardiola He has repeatedly reiterated that returning to coach Barcelona for the rest of his career did not cross his mind. “We are older now…”, he alluded last summer during his last interrogation…
