August 5th 2023.
Pep Guardiola is contracted to Man City until 2025, and has already expressed his desire to extend his contract beyond that. Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension last November and seems to be in it for the long haul.
He spoke about his intention to stay in Manchester and potentially extend his contract even further. “I signed a contract for another two years because I feel comfortable — and nothing has changed whether we won [the Treble] or didn’t win. I’m happy and the people are happy, the board and the hierarchy especially, because they decide in the end which manager is going to lead this group of players. If they are satisfied, I’m still satisfied. I want to defend what we won and maybe at the end of the season, if I am tired, we will talk with the club — or maybe extend more.”
Guardiola finally won the Champions League with Man City last season, but is wary of the increased amount of matches that could take a toll on him and his players. He said, “Every pre-season is shorter. I know the end of the next season we are going to make a World Cup for the clubs in the United States of America; after finishing the season, two or three more weeks. That means the holidays will be 15 days or maybe two weeks. The problem is mental. They are exhausted. Look already how many players are injured in the pre-season in bad conditions: humidity, hot, the pitches are not really good, especially in the States. We have to adapt, adjust, but it’s not normal. It’s now, for example, every game we are going to play for 100 minutes!”
It looks like Guardiola is here to stay for a while, and is open to the idea of extending his contract even further. We'll have to wait and see what the future holds for him and Man City!
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