Pep Guardiola’s contract with Manchester City expires at the end of the current season and fans of the four-time Premier League champions are slowly coming to terms with the fact that he could leave them.However, the latest news gives them a dose of optimism, as the Spanish tactician is reportedly considering extending his stay at the Etihad.Manchester City has been undergoing major, radical changes lately. In January, the head of football operations, Omar Berrada, moved to Manchester United, and a few days ago, the English media announced the departure of sports director Txiki Begiristain (he will be replaced by Hugo Viana from Sporting Lisbon). Txiki is the one most responsible for Guardiola’s arrival at the Etihad, and it’s understandable that City fans are afraid that their coach could leave at the end of the season.Man City’s ‘key man’ leaves Etihad at the end of the seasonAlas, as The Telegraph has learned from a source close to the club, despite the fact that a long-time friend with whom he started working together in Barcelona will leave him, Begiristain’s departure will not affect Guardiola’s decision. Furthermore, the aforementioned source adds that the 53-year-old Spaniard is considering staying after the expiration of the current contract, after June 2025. For at least one season. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8414988##Thus, Guardiola would complete a full decade at the Etihad, and he likes that idea, The Telegraph points out. And although there is a lot of speculation that he could be the new England boss, Pep recently said that the rumors about his future are far from the truth.”I’m leaving City? That’s not true, I haven’t made a decision yet. It’s also not true that I’ll be the next coach of England. If I had decided, I would have announced my decision. I don’t know anything yet either, everything is possible,” Guardiola said on Sunday.Guardiola arrived in 2016 from Bayern Munich and has profiled himself as the most successful coach in the history of the Manchester club, as well as the Premier League itself. In nine years at the Etihad, he won 19 trophies, including six in the domestic championship and one Champions League trophy.
