Manager Pep Guardiola cleared the air over his future Thursday by signing a new two-year contract extension with Manchester City, the club announced.
“Manchester City means so much to me,” he said.
“This is my ninth season here; we have experienced so many amazing times together. I have a really special feeling for this football club.
“That is why I am so happy to be staying for another two more seasons.”
Guardiola will have spent more than a decade in charge of the English club when his new deal expires in 2027.
His current contract was set to expire after the end of the season in June 2025.
“I have said this many times before, but I have everything a manager could ever wish for, and I appreciate that so much,” Guardiola added.
“Hopefully, now we can add more trophies to the ones we have already won. That will be my focus.”
Guardiola is already the most successful coach in Manchester City’s history. He’s won 18 trophies since his arrival in 2016, including the continental treble in 2023 when City won the Premier League, Champions League, and FA Cup.
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His Manchester City teams were also the first to win the Premier League four times in a row.
Manchester City were understood to be worried about the possibility of Guardiola leaving this summer, according to ESPN’s Rob Dawson.
But Guardiola’s fresh contract should eliminate any distractions over his future as slumping City try to get back on track and win a record-extending fifth straight Premier League.
Manchester City are on a four-game losing streak – the longest of Guardiola’s coaching career – and sit five points behind leaders Liverpool in second place.
