Guardiola to sign one-year contract extension at Manchester City

Manchester City head Pep Guardiola is understood to person agreed to widen his statement until nan extremity of adjacent season.

Pep Guardiola has agreed to a statement hold to enactment astatine Manchester City for astatine slightest different season, according to wide reports successful British media.

The City manager, whose statement was owed to expire astatine nan extremity of this season, has overseen a play of unprecedented power since joining nan nine successful 2016. City person won six Premier League titles successful 7 years and secured their first Champions League.

City person not commented connected respective reports that nan 53-year-old would widen his enactment into a 10th season, pinch nan woody including an action for an further year. Guardiola besides signed his 2 erstwhile statement extensions astatine City during nan November world break.

Under nan Catalan coach, City became nan first squad to triumph 4 consecutive English convention titles. He besides led City to the treble successful 2023, winning nan Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup successful 1 play – matching Manchester United’s accomplishment successful 1999. The nine besides lifted nan UEFA Super Cup and nan FIFA Club World Cup that aforesaid year.

The Spaniard managed boyhood nine Barcelona from 2008-12 and spent 3 years successful complaint of German giants Bayern Munich, winning 3 convention titles astatine each club, earlier joining City, who are presently 2nd successful nan Premier League, 5 points down Liverpool aft 11 games.

After Manchester City won 5 trophies successful 2023, Pep Guardiola was named FIFA Men’s Coach of nan Year during The Best FIFA Football Awards 2023 connected January 15, 2024 [Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

Guardiola’s City travel hits troubled waters

There had been speculation that Guardiola’s clip could beryllium coming to an extremity pinch City, pinch nan club’s head of shot Txiki Begiristain, a adjacent state of Guardiola, having already confirmed his departure astatine nan extremity of nan season.

City, meantime, face 115 charges ranging complete a nine-year period erstwhile it was trying to found itself arsenic nan biggest unit successful English football. Punishment could beryllium arsenic utmost arsenic expulsion from nan league. The nine denies nan charges and Guardiola had said successful September – erstwhile a closed-door proceeding was scheduled – that he welcomed nan chance to clear nan club’s name. A verdict is not expected until adjacent year.

The English champions return to action connected Saturday, looking to threat an unprecedented losing streak for their manager, who has mislaid 4 consecutive games for nan first clip successful his coaching career.

Hit by nan nonaccomplishment of Ballon d’Or victor Rodri to a season-ending knee injury, City’s driblet successful gait successful nan Premier League comes aft defeats by Bournemouth and Brighton. They besides mislaid 4-1 to Sporting Lisbon successful their past Champions League outing and were eliminated from nan League Cup by Tottenham – nan squad they look connected Saturday.

The retention of 1 nan astir dressed up coaches successful shot history, however, would beryllium a immense boost to nan morale of City players and fans.

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