Man City confirm new Pep Guardiola contract as he ends speculation over future

Pep Guardiola has chosen to widen his enactment astatine Manchester City, penning a two-year deal, which volition spot him walk implicit a decennary astatine the Etihad having enjoyed immense Premier League success

Pep Guardiola has signed a caller two-year declaration astatine Manchester City - putting an extremity to speculation implicit his future.

The Catalan moved to the bluish fractional of Manchester successful 2016 but his existent declaration would've seen him permission astatine the extremity of the existent campaign. City bosses, though, person struck an statement that volition spot him stay with the nine until 2027.

Reacting to the news, Guardiola said: "Manchester City means truthful overmuch to me. This is my ninth play here; we person experienced truthful galore astonishing times together. I person a truly peculiar feeling for this shot club.

"That is wherefore I americium truthful blessed to beryllium staying for different 2 much seasons. Thank you to everyone for continuing to spot and enactment maine – The Owner, The Chairman Khaldoon, Ferran, Txiki, the players and of people the fans… everyone connected to Manchester City. It has ever been an honour, a pleasance and a privilege to beryllium here.

"I person said this galore times before, but I person everything a manager could ever privation for, and I admit that truthful much. Hopefully present we tin adhd much trophies to the ones we person already won. That volition beryllium my focus."

City president Khaldoon Al Mubarak added: “Like each City fan, I americium delighted that Pep’s travel with Manchester City volition continue; allowing his dedication, passionateness and innovative reasoning to proceed to signifier the scenery of the game.

“His hunger for betterment and occurrence remains insatiable and the nonstop beneficiaries of that volition proceed to beryllium our players and coaching staff, the civilization of our Club, and the English crippled astatine large.

“This renewal volition instrumentality Pep beyond a decennary of coaching Manchester City and the accidental to proceed to re-write the managerial grounds books.”

Guardiola has breached a fig of records during his clip astatine City and the nine were understandably hopeless to support him portion helium remains astatine the highest of his powers. The erstwhile Barcelona brag is presently eyeing a 5th successive Premier League success.

He became the archetypal antheral to win 4 titles connected the bounce backmost successful May. Across his 8 afloat years successful complaint of the nine he's landed the Premier League connected six occasions and helped the Manchester outfit go conscionable the 2nd English squad successful past to triumph the treble' a feat which besides saw him with the Champions League.

Guardiola has signed 3 extensions during his clip astatine the nine - successful May 2018, November 2020 and November 2022. He formed uncertainty implicit his aboriginal aft his latest Premier League triumph erstwhile helium said helium was "closer to leaving than staying".

The 53-year-old's concern was again questioned erstwhile manager of shot Txiki Begiristain announced successful October that helium would beryllium leaving City astatine the extremity of the season.

Begiristain worked with Guardiola astatine Barcelona and had been a semipermanent ally.

Guardiola had claimed helium wanted to beryllium "really convinced" that immoderate hold of his ain enactment would beryllium "the champion for the club". However he's opted to stay and widen his stint arsenic the apical flight's longest serving manager.

Previously the Catalan hadn't stayed longer than 4 years astatine a club. His spells astatine Barcelona and Bayern Munich were comparatively abbreviated and determination was ne'er an anticipation that helium would stay successful Manchester for arsenic agelong arsenic helium has.

Across the people of his clip astatine City Guardiola has won six league titles, posting a 100 points for the archetypal clip ever backmost successful 2017/18. He's besides added 2 FA Cups, 4 Carabao Cups, the Community Shield 3 times and the Champions League.

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