JAKARTA – Manchester City is still waiting for confirmation from manager Pep Guardiola whether to stay or leave the Etihad because his contract will expire in 2027. If he decides to leave, Man City has prepared a replacement.
Guardiola has been managing Man City for 10 years. After achieving great success with Guardiola, Man City did experience a decline. Last season, Man City failed to win any trophies but still managed to qualify for the Champions League even though they were eventually eliminated in the 16th round.
When he was in a slump, Guardiola admitted that he was almost fired. However, the club eventually retained this former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach.
However, when his contract was about to end, Man City was still confused whether the manager would stay or leave the Etihad. Whether he would complete the contract until next year or decide to end the cooperation once the competition ended this season.
The club hopes Guardiola will explain his future after leading Man City to win the English League Cup by defeating Arsenal. Even the club’s sports director Hugo Vianna admitted he didn’t know if Guardiola would still stay after the end of the competition.
The reason is that the club has to review many policies if Guardiola decides to leave. According to Vianna as quoted by Mirror, Guardiola’s presence is a consideration in recruiting players. Including plans to bring in Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest. Anderson is only willing to accept Man City’s offer if he is still handled by Guardiola.
If their cooperation ends, Man City has also prepared a replacement. Yes, former Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca will replace Guardiola. Maresca, who was fired by Chelsea in January, was Guardiola’s assistant and has already had talks with Man City.
Guardiola is the most successful manager at Man City. He won 19 trophies, including six English Premier League titles and the 2023 Champions League. This is the first time in the history of the Cityzens club that they have won a wide-eared trophy.
Only, Guardiola has started to lose touch over the past two seasons. Even though he has brought in many players, Marc Guehi, Antoine Semenyo, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders, Man City is having trouble competing with Arsenal in the domestic competition. Currently, Man City is nine points behind Arsenal who are aiming to win the league title for the first time since 2004.
Man City still has one postponed match and will host Arsenal at the Etihad. The match will be the determinant of whether Man City can catch up with Arsenal or is it being left behind by its competitors.
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