November 20 – Bad news for Manchester City’s Premier League rivals. Pep Guardiola is to end speculation about his immediate future by agreeing to a contract extension to stay at the club for at least one more season after this.
Guardiola is reportedly set to put pen to paper over a one-year contract with the option of a further season having so far won six Premier League titles as well as the club’s first ever Champions League trophy since arriving in 2016.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach’s current contract expires at the end of this season and the rumour mill was rife over whether he would call time especially with City facing an uncertain future due to an ongoing hearing over 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.
The English champions return to action on Saturday, looking to snap an unprecedented losing streak. Guardiola has lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time in his coaching career.
Hit by the loss of Ballon d’Or winner Rodri to a season-ending knee injury and several other key absentees, City have fallen five points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League after defeats to Bournemouth and Brighton.
They also lost 4-1 to Sporting Lisbon in their last Champions League outing and were eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham whom they face again on Saturday in the league.
But the retention of arguably the finest coach in world football, who has won 15 major honours in total including the treble in England in 2023, would be a massive boost to the morale of City players and fans.
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