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 skilled so many superb instances collectively. I’ve a very particular feeling for this soccer membership.
“That’s the reason I’m so joyful 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 related to Manchester Metropolis. It has all the time been an honour, a pleasure and a privilege to be right here.”
Deal with successful extra trophies
Guardiola has frequently mentioned Metropolis give him all the pieces he must succeed and that was once more some extent he wished to stress, including: “I’ve mentioned this many instances earlier than, however I’ve all the pieces a supervisor might ever want for, and I admire that a lot.
“Hopefully now we are able to add extra trophies to those we’ve already gained. That can be my focus.”
Information Guardiola had agreed to remain had been leaked in current days however the reality he has signed a two-year deal – 12 months was anticipated – is one thing of a shock and represents a significant 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 progressive 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 workers, the tradition of our Membership, and the English recreation at giant.
“This renewal will take Pep past a decade of teaching Manchester Metropolis and the chance to proceed to re-write the managerial report books.”
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Guardiola additionally loved enormous success with Barcelona, with whom he had a distinguished enjoying profession, and Bayern Munich earlier than transferring to Metropolis over eight years in the past.
His report 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 recreation over that interval.
Assuming he completes his two years in cost, he’ll probably surpass Les McDowall on the prime of the listing of most Metropolis video games managed.
Guardiola might discover it tough over the period of his new cope with a number of points to handle, most notably the continued unbiased listening to into allegations Metropolis broke monetary rules.
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 aspect of 30 years of age.