{"id":4123,"date":"2026-05-05T08:37:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4123"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T08:37:58","slug":"guardiolas-man-city-future-takes-fresh-twist-as-he-makes-next-season-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4123","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola&#8217;s Man City Future Takes Fresh Twist As He Makes &#8220;Next Season&#8221; Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola has heavily hinted that he wants to continue as Man City manager beyond the end of this campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Catalan has expressed his delight in how his team has performed, but he says there are lessons to be learned which he can take into \u201cnext season\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis season we won the Carabao Cup, (reached the) FA Cup final again and still fighting against Arsenal, so what can I say? It is really good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have loved to go through in the Champions League, but the level is higher, and it will be good learnings for me for the next season.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Why has there been uncertainty about Guardiola\u2019s future?<\/h2>\n<p>Several respected journalists, including David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano, have said that Man City are planning for life without the 55-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Director of Football Hugo Viana is believed to have put together a shortlist of potential replacements, with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca seemingly the favourite.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian had informal talks with the Cityzens on <strong>several occasions<\/strong> earlier this season, prompting speculation about Guardiola\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Buy Man City tickets from SportsBreaks \u2013 an official supplier<\/p>\n<h2>Guardiola may not have decided on his future at Man City<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed theme=\"sp-theme\" customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"mcfc0SHIW4CT\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; aspect-ratio: 4893\/3258; max-width: 4893px;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>Viana and City\u2019s hierarchy could simply be putting contingency plans in place just in case Guardiola calls it a day. The manager still has another year left on his contract, so it will be up to him whether he continues beyond the summer.<\/p>\n<p>It may be the case that he is completely focused on the Premier League title battle with Arsenal, and he hasn\u2019t told the club about what his plans are yet.<\/p>\n<p>These comments from Guardiola do, though, seem to suggest that he is looking to stay at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? Add Man City News as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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