Pep Guardiola, who has 271 wins from 374 matches in all competitions as City supervisor, stated talks over his newest contract extension began quickly after the group had retained the Premier League title in May.
Pep Guardiola has signed an extension to his contract with Manchester City until 2025. Picture: @ManCity/Twitter
MANCHESTER – Pep Guardiola stated “I cannot be in a better place” as he introduced he had agreed a two-year contract extension that can maintain him on the Premier League champions until 2025.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich supervisor, 51, has received 9 main trophies, together with 4 Premier League titles, since taking cost at City in 2016.
“I am so pleased to be staying at Manchester City for another two years,” stated Guardiola in a membership assertion issued Wednesday.
“I can’t say thank you enough to everyone at the club for trusting me. I am happy and comfortable, and I have everything I need to do my job as best as possible.”
The Spaniard added: “I know the next chapter of this club will be amazing for the next decade. It happened over the last 10 years, and it will happen in the next 10 years because this club is so stable.
“From day one I felt one thing particular being right here. I can not be in a better place.”
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “I’m delighted that Pep’s journey with Manchester City Football Club will proceed.
“He has already contributed so much to the success and fabric of this organisation, and it’s exciting to think what might be possible given the energy, hunger and ambition that he clearly still has.”
‘NOT ETERNAL’
Guardiola’s present deal on the Etihad Stadium is because of expire on the finish of the season.
He has already prolonged his contract twice throughout his time on the membership.
Guardiola, who has 271 wins from 374 matches in all competitions as City supervisor, stated talks over his newest contract extension began quickly after the group had retained the Premier League title in May.
As for feeling he might “not be in a better place”, he added: “The moment I don’t feel that – for family reasons, or I have achieved everything I want to achieve, or I don’t feel comfortable with the team, or it’s not a pleasure to fight for another Premier League – when these feelings disappear, I will step aside.
“That is regular in life. I’m not everlasting. Every day we’re right here, we’re nearer to the tip. That is regular.
“But still I have this feeling there is something more to do. That is my feeling right now. And that is why we continue together.”
City are at present second in the Premier League desk, 5 factors behind leaders Arsenal, and can face RB Leipzig in the Champions League final 16 when elite membership soccer resumes after the break for the continued World Cup in Qatar.
As effectively as the league triumphs, Guardiola’s trophy haul at City additionally consists of one FA Cup and 4 League Cups.
But Guardiola, who guided Barcelona to 2 Champions League titles, has nonetheless to win European membership soccer’s best prize at City, though they have been runners-up when dropping 1-0 to English rivals Chelsea in the 2021 remaining.
That match in Portugal remains to be the one time City have reached the ultimate of both the Champions League or its forerunner, the European Cup, with their lone piece of main continental silverware coming once they received the now defunct European Cup Winners’ Cup again in the 1969/70 season.
Guardiola added: “I have the feeling we can do better. This is the reason I want to do more – the job is not done. We want more and I want more. We feel that.
“Still, we’re in the method. If I really feel it’s accomplished, the relations would stay ceaselessly, and one other chapter for each side will be taken. Simple as that.”