As expected for weeks, Pep Guardiola has reached a agreement with the Manchester City for the extension of his contract until June 2023. The English club has made the announcement official through its social networks with an image of Santpedor's coach, accompanied by the message: “The journey continues.”
The deal, which had been forging for a long time, as Mundo Deportivo has been reporting, is now closed after conversations between the sports manager, Txiki Begiristain, the CEO, Ferran Soriano, and the president Khaldoon al mubarak were always directed in that direction. Pep wants to continue training and understands that he will not find a better environment than the one he has at the Etihad, surrounded by trusted people with whom he can dialogue on any subject: “Pep's renewal is a natural step on this path, a product of the mutual trust and respect between him and the club. It will give us stability and validate the structure and philosophy that has been built for more than a decade and in which he has done his part, “he said in his first statements. Khaldoon al mubarak.
In this way, Guardiola He decides to commit to the City much longer than he already spent in Barcelona or Munich. If he ends in 2023 as he has signed, he will have spent seven years at City: “Since I came to Manchester I have felt at home. We have accomplished great things, and we are proud. I have everything I probably would like to do my job and I am honored by the trust that the club has placed in me, “he stressed. Pep.
The Catalan arrived at City in summer 2016. Since then, his honors it has been expanded with two Premier League, one FA Cup, two Community Shields and three Carabao Cups. The Champions League remains its great pending issue. The tournament that has resisted him in these first four years in Manchester.
The continuity of Santpedor's coach at City definitely rules out his possible inclusion in any of the nominations who opt for presidency FC Barcelona, an option that has been the subject of debate for months.
And on the other hand it reopens and feeds speculation about the Messi signing for the English team at the end of this campaign, an option that was on the table last summer, when the Argentine star informed Barça of his intention to leave. In fact, following the words of the 10th last night at the Barcelona airport, The Sun explains that the City is considering presenting an economic proposal of 50 million euros to take the Argentine in the winter market. The information from Mundo Deportivo, however, suggests that the English club will try to convince Leo once his contract at the Camp Nou expires.