Sam Lee, a reporter for the global media The Athletic, said on the 20th (Korea time) that Manchester City signed Pep Guardiola’s one-year contract that includes a one-year extension. The official announcement will be made within a few days.
In the end, the rumor of a breakup, which has been steadily drawing attention, has been concluded. Guardiola’s current contract expires next summer. As a result, whether or not to break up with Manchester City received a lot of attention.
However, Guardiola is expected to continue his stay with Manchester City as he signs a one-year contract that includes an option to extend the contract by one year. This is very good news for Manchester City fans.
Guardiola, who played as a legend for FC Barcelona and 예스벳 when he was a player, started his career in earnest in 2008 when he took the helm of Barcelona’s first team. Even though he was a so-called “first-time” coach at the time, he played the most powerful soccer in Europe and achieved a tremendous feat of winning six gold medals.
Guardiola, who steadily lifted the trophy at Barcelona, took the helm of Bayern Munich in 2013. Bayern Munich, which was considered the strongest team in Germany before Guardiola came, also steadily won the title, but failed to win the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
After three seasons, Guardiola said goodbye to Bayern Munich in 2016, before joining Manchester City. As soon as he took office, Guardiola made Manchester City a stronger team. However, he repeatedly failed to win the UCL, which is his team’s long-cherished dream.
Then, he led Manchester City in the 2022-23 season and achieved the first “treble” in the club’s history. He also won the first UCL in Manchester City’s history. As such, Guardiola, who achieved everything at Manchester City, naturally showed signs of leaving Manchester City just before his contract expired.
However, in the end, Manchester City succeeded in catching Guardiola, who will now spend more than 10 years in Manchester City alone.