Guardiola to Discuss Manchester City Exit as 1-1 Draw Ends Title Race
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Updated · ESPN · May 19
Guardiola to Discuss Manchester City Exit as 1-1 Draw Ends Title Race
12 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 19
Pep Guardiola said he will speak with chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak before deciding whether to step down this summer, after Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth ended their title bid.
Four points behind Arsenal with one game left, City have nothing left to play for in the league, and Guardiola said he had delayed any decision while focusing on the run-in.
Sources told ESPN City executives are resigned to losing the 55-year-old, whose contract runs to 2027 but includes a summer break clause that would let him leave early.
Enzo Maresca is the leading replacement candidate, according to sources, while Bernardo Silva said he had not been told Guardiola's plans and would leave the announcement to him.
A departure would end Guardiola's 10-year spell at the Etihad, where he has won 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles.
Is Enzo Maresca's fiery personality a risk to Guardiola's dynasty or the key to Man City's next chapter?
Will Guardiola's exit prove Man City's system is the real champion, or was it all down to his genius?