Pep Guardiola makes huge decision on Manchester City future

There has been speculation that Pep Guardiola could leave Manchester City next summer, but that won’t be the case.

The Spanish manager has agreed to a new one-year deal that will keep him at the Etihad for the 2025-26 campaign, per The Athletic’s Sam Lee. There is also an option for a further year if Guardiola desires.

Guardiola’s current contract was set to expire in June. This new deal will be announced later this week. The gaffer has been a mainstay for the Cityzens for nearly a decade since taking over in 2016. He’s won 18 trophies in total, including six Premier League titles and the club’s first-ever Champions League trophy in 2023, beating Inter Milan in the showpiece.

The 53-year-old previously spent stints in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich before taking his talents to England. Under Guardiola, Manchester City has turned into a global powerhouse and remains one of the strongest clubs in the world.

For the first time in Guardiola’s career at City, the reigning EPL champions lost four games in a row across all competitions before the international break. Guardiola sees it as a challenge to improve:

“It is a tough challenge, but I am here,” Guardiola said after the third of those losses, the 4-1 defeat at Sporting in the Champions League. “It will be a tough season — we knew that from the start. But this is what it is. I like it, I love it, I want to face it and lift my players and try it.”

Manchester City is currently second in the Premier League table with a 7-2-2 record, sitting five points behind first-place Liverpool. There’s no questioning Guardiola is one of the best managers around and the fact that he’s still committed to greatness in Manchester is a good sign for the club.

The Cityzens return to action on Saturday against Tottenham on home soil.