Pep Guardiola expected to leave City after this season, Enzo Maresca to take over: reports
Club refuses to comment on stories that the 55-year-old will leave at the end of this season, with his ex-assistant tipped to take over
Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking, 10-year tenure at Manchester City might be coming to a close, according to reports in the British media.
City would not comment on stories from outlets including national broadcaster the BBC and the Daily Mail that the 55-year-old Guardiola was expected to leave the club at the end of this season. He has a year left on his contract.
Enzo Maresca, the former Chelsea manager who was previously assistant to Guardiola at City, was the leading contender to take over, the BBC said. There was no immediate response from Maresca’s representatives when contacted.
Guardiola, who has won 17 major trophies at City since arriving in English football in 2016, had repeatedly been asked in recent weeks whether he would be staying at City beyond this season.
On Monday, he rolled his eyes when another question was posed about his future and answered: “I’ve said so many times, I have one more year.”
In overseeing the most successful period in City’s history in his decade in charge, Guardiola has spent longer at the club than he did at Barcelona (2008–12) and Bayern Munich (2013–16).