Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester Metropolis means “a lot” to him after signing a two-year contract extension.
The Catalan, who moved to the Etihad in 2016, has overseen an unprecedented interval of success, main Metropolis to 18 main trophies, together with six Premier League titles and their first Champions League crown.
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— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) November 21, 2024
He mentioned: “Manchester Metropolis means a lot to me.
“That is my ninth season right here; we’ve got skilled so many superb occasions collectively. I’ve a very particular feeling for this soccer membership.
“That’s the reason I’m so completely satisfied to be staying for an additional two extra seasons.
“Thanks to everybody for persevering with to belief and help me – The Proprietor, the Chairman Khaldoon [Al Mubarak], Ferran [Soriano], Txiki [Begiristain], the gamers and naturally the followers… everybody linked to Manchester Metropolis. It has all the time been an honour, a pleasure and a privilege to be right here.”
Give attention to successful extra trophies
Guardiola has usually mentioned Metropolis give him the whole lot he must succeed and that was once more some extent he wished to emphasize, including: “I’ve mentioned this many occasions earlier than, however I’ve the whole lot a supervisor might ever want for, and I admire that a lot.
“Hopefully now we will add extra trophies to those we’ve got already gained. That can be my focus.”
Information Guardiola had agreed to remain had been leaked in latest days however the truth he has signed a two-year deal – 12 months was anticipated – is one thing of a shock and represents a serious coup for chairman Al Mubarak.
He mentioned: “Like each Metropolis fan, I’m delighted that Pep’s journey with Manchester Metropolis will proceed; permitting his dedication, ardour and revolutionary considering to proceed to form the panorama of the sport.
“His starvation for enchancment and success stays insatiable and the direct beneficiaries of that can proceed to be our gamers and training employees, the tradition of our Membership, and the English sport at massive.
“This renewal will take Pep past a decade of teaching Manchester Metropolis and the chance to proceed to re-write the managerial document books.”
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— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) November 21, 2024
Guardiola additionally loved big success with Barcelona, with whom he had a distinguished enjoying profession, and Bayern Munich earlier than shifting to Metropolis over eight years in the past.
His document in Manchester is exceptional.
In all competitions, he has gained 353 of 490 matches, a win proportion of 72 whereas his groups have additionally averaged 2.45 targets per sport over that interval.
Assuming he completes his two years in cost, he’ll probably surpass Les McDowall on the high of the listing of most Metropolis video games managed.
Guardiola might discover it troublesome over the period of his new cope with a number of points to deal with, most notably the continued unbiased listening to into allegations Metropolis broke monetary laws.
He’s additionally prone to want a squad rebuild with a number of of his key gamers – together with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker – all of the incorrect facet of 30 years of age.
