Pep Guardiola eases Man City exit fears by agreeing to STAY with contract extension

Pep Guardiola is staying as Manchester Metropolis supervisor, talkSPORT understands.

The previous Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has agreed a brand new rolling one-year deal to increase his keep on the Etihad Stadium till at the least the tip of subsequent season.

Guardiola’s present contract was as a consequence of expire subsequent summer season and so there have been questions over whether or not or not this could be his closing marketing campaign in cost.

Nonetheless, these now seem to have been quashed as he has agreed phrases on a brand new deal.

The choice for an additional 12 months means he would attain a decade at Metropolis ought to he stay as supervisor for that lengthy.

It’s understood that the settlement was made in the course of the present worldwide break and Guardiola instructed the membership he’d keep in October.

Final month, Guardiola claimed ‘a part of me is leaving’ after is was revealed that sporting director Txiki Begiristain will depart the membership.

Hypothesis over whether or not or not he’d name time on his stint on the Etihad Stadium solely elevated consequently however this may now finish.

Reacting to the information, former Man Metropolis defender Danny Mills stated on talkSPORT: “This is essential as a result of I’ve stated beforehand on this present and a number of other others. I believe that little little bit of uncertainty creeps into the gamers.

“They are not fairly certain if he will keep not fairly certain if they’re going to be wished on the finish of the season by one other supervisor if they arrive in and typically that simply that little little bit of discord can imply that you just drop 5 per cent, you recognize, and I believe that is what’s occurred to Manchester Metropolis.

“You recognize, groups will argue. we noticed it the primary time when Sir Alex Ferguson stated he was going to retire. They dropped off massively. I do know the second time round he managed to recover from the road.

“Below Jurgen Klopp and we had a Liverpool fan texting, ringing the opposite week and say oh Liverpool have been 5 factors clear they usually completed 9 factors behind Metropolis after Klopp determined that he was leaving.

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“It does have an impact, you recognize, easy as that in case your supervisor says he is leaving on the finish of the season.

“They’ve solely misplaced two Premier League video games not too long ago. Clearly different ones have been, you recognize within the Cup and the Champions League, so the league remains to be there for them.

“I believe now this could possibly be the little little bit of a shot within the arm that they should get to get their mojo again to get again into the mould, you recognize begin profitable video games and problem to attempt to win that fifth in a row.”

The Spaniard joined Metropolis in the summertime of 2016 after glittering spells at Barcelona and Bayern, profitable six league titles throughout the 2 golf equipment.

Guardiola guided the membership to 3rd in his debut Premier League season however then received back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019.

Metropolis fell off the tempo within the 2019/20 marketing campaign as rivals Liverpool have been topped champions however this solely impressed a meteoric comeback.

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They’ve received the Premier League title for the final 4 seasons in a row, the primary membership to ever achieve this within the English prime flight.

Alongside such dominance within the league Metropolis received their first ever Champions League title with Guardiola 2023, his third European triumph as supervisor.

They’ve additionally lifted the FA Cup on two events and the Carabao Cup 4 instances with the 53-year-old throughout his eight full seasons.

UEFA Tremendous Cup and FIFA Membership World Cup success has additionally adopted, that means Metropolis have received each main trophy potential.

Guardiola has received 360 of his whole 490 matches in cost throughout all competitions, together with his sides scoring a whopping 1,239 objectives.

Metropolis are presently second within the Premier League desk and 5 factors behind leaders Liverpool, however the newest information may encourage them to an unbelievable seventh title beneath Guardiola.