The Manchester City board refuses to face a painful end of the cycle in June 2025. After learning of the decision of Txiki Begiristain to leave the sports management of the Mancunian team at the end of this season, the rumors about Pep Guardiola's goodbye Logically, they increase, since the Santpedor coach also ends his contract in June and, for the moment, he still has not agreed to renew his contract with the club.
Last May, the Catalan coach had made his doubts clear regarding continuing to lead the 'cityzen' bench. "I'm closer to leaving City than staying," he commented in one of his last press conferences last season. Since then, the rumors about his future have not stopped, especially when Pep himself also got 'wet' recently by stating that he would like to coach a national team.
Guardiola does not plan to return to Spain in 2025
However, the Catalan coach does not plan to return to Spain in 2025 if he finally decides to put an end to his cycle with the 'sky blue' team. The one from Santpedor has not closed the door to a possible return to FC Barcelona, but the conditions would not be in place for this to happen at the end of this season due to two key factors. First, due to the good work done by Hansi Flick, who has a two-year contract, until June 2026.
Secondly, the club's financial situation is still not ideal, although the board has taken important steps in recent months to clear up the Blaugrana's debts. Although Barça hopes to return to the 1/1 rule to sign normally, projections point to the summer of 2026 as the ideal time for the club to move in the market with the necessary solvency to amortize 'top' signings. In any case, City will make a final effort to convince Pep to sign a new contract, as long as the citizen team manages to emerge from its legal battle against the Premier League on a good note.