Guardiola has no reason to cry: the Manchester City coach’s fortune

Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League semi-finals this Wednesday after defeating Guardiola’s Manchester City in an agonizing penalty shootout. Carlo Ancelotti once again won the game against the former Barcelona player. The Italian and the Spanish are two of the most prestigious in the world and once again they left a duel for history that the Catalan lost. But the City coach (and current champion) has reasons to console himself and endure the disappointment of his elimination.

We break down the coach’s emporium, from his record to his foray into restoration. City, in the hands of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of the Emirati royal family, signed Guardiola with a contract of 22 million euros per year that the coach has renewed until 2025. However, his signing is not his only one. source of income. Due to agreements with various sponsorships, these 22 million can reach 27 million. In these, the Puma brand, a firm that also designs the Girona shirts, whose board of directors is chaired by Pep’s brother, Pere Guardiola.

Other brands that are also among the City coach’s sponsorships are Gore-Tex and Dsquared2. These contracts are managed by an advertising agency, Schedule SL, whose representative is Pep Guardiola himself. The company, according to El Español, would have a capital of 4 million euros.

The Guardiola emporium also covers the gastronomy sector with his Manchester restaurant, Tast, cuina catalana, which he opened in 2018 with his friends Txiki Berigistain and Ferran Soriano. In charge of the kitchen is chef Paco Pérez, who has accumulated five Michelin stars.

Family member and father of three children

Pep, very familiar, is married to Cristina Serra with whom he has three children, María, a well-known influencer, Marius and Valentina. A luxury apartment in the center of Manchester is the City manager’s usual residence. His wife is also a great entrepreneur because of her enormous instinct for business. Dedicated to the world of fashion, she owns luxury brand boutiques in Barcelona and Manresa. A traveler and trend tracker, she visits the catwalks of Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks. Like his parents, Marius (photo below) has also inherited entrepreneurial talent. Marius has a marketing agency and three startups, Magius Holdings Limited, M4rius Holding Limited and Lead the Market Limited.