Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola is known to have agreed to increase his contract till the tip of subsequent season.
Pep Guardiola has agreed to a contract extension to remain at Manchester Metropolis for a minimum of one other season, based on widespread stories in British media.
The Metropolis supervisor, whose contract was because of expire on the finish of this season, has overseen a interval of unprecedented dominance since becoming a member of the membership in 2016. Metropolis have won six Premier League titles in seven years and secured their first Champions League.
Metropolis haven’t commented on a number of stories that the 53-year-old would prolong his keep into a tenth season, with the deal together with an possibility for an extra yr. Guardiola additionally signed his two earlier contract extensions at Metropolis through the November worldwide break.
Beneath the Catalan coach, Metropolis turned the primary workforce to win 4 straight English league titles. He additionally led Metropolis to the treble in 2023, successful the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in a single season – matching Manchester United’s achievement in 1999. The membership additionally lifted the UEFA Tremendous Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup that very same yr.
The Spaniard managed boyhood membership Barcelona from 2008-12 and spent three years answerable for German giants Bayern Munich, successful three league titles at every membership, earlier than becoming a member of Metropolis, who’re presently second within the Premier League, 5 factors behind Liverpool after 11 video games.
Guardiola’s Metropolis journey hits troubled waters
There had been hypothesis that Guardiola’s time may very well be coming to an finish with Metropolis, with the membership’s director of soccer Txiki Begiristain, an in depth ally of Guardiola, having already confirmed his departure on the finish of the season.
Metropolis, meantime, face 115 charges ranging over a nine-year period when it was attempting to determine itself as the largest drive in English soccer. Punishment may very well be as excessive as expulsion from the league. The membership denies the fees and Guardiola had stated in September – when a closed-door listening to was scheduled – that he welcomed the prospect to clear the membership’s identify. A verdict shouldn’t be anticipated till subsequent yr.
The English champions return to motion on Saturday, seeking to snap an unprecedented shedding streak for his or her supervisor, who has misplaced 4 consecutive video games for the primary time in his teaching profession.
Hit by the lack of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri to a season-ending knee injury, Metropolis’s drop in tempo within the Premier League comes after defeats by Bournemouth and Brighton. Additionally they misplaced 4-1 to Sporting Lisbon of their final Champions League outing and have been eradicated from the League Cup by Tottenham – the workforce they face on Saturday.
The retention of 1 probably the most adorned coaches in soccer historical past, nevertheless, could be an enormous increase to the morale of Metropolis gamers and followers.
