{"id":455616,"date":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455616\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:11","slug":"pep-guardiola-set-to-leave-man-city-with-former-chelsea-boss-lined-up-as-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/455616\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola set to leave Man City with former Chelsea boss lined up as replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Speculation persists over Pep Guardiola\u2019s future\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fdb86ef6-3464-4503-8fb8-c4d5d6f0d5ab.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Speculation persists over Pep Guardiola\u2019s future<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photo dated 14\/02\/2026 of Pep Guardiola. Manchester City are not commenting on a fresh report that manager Pep Guardiola is to stand down at the end of the season. Issue date: Monday May 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts\/PA Wire.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8cf8eb70-bb2d-.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">File photo dated 14\/02\/2026 of Pep Guardiola. Manchester City are not commenting on a fresh report that manager Pep Guardiola is to stand down at the end of the season. Issue date: Monday May 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts\/PA Wire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Speculation persists over Pep Guardiola\u2019s future\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779143890_499_fdb86ef6-3464-4503-8fb8-c4d5d6f0d5ab.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: File photo dated 14\/02\/2026 of Pep Guardiola. Manchester City are not commenting on a fresh report that manager Pep Guardiola is to stand down at the end of the season. Issue date: Monday May 18, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts\/PA Wire.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779143891_760_8cf8eb70-bb2d-.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Pep Guardiola is set to call time on his career at Manchester City this weekend, with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca expected to be confirmed as his successor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Rumours have been swirling for several months suggesting Guardiola is set to end his record-breaking reign as City manager, but the Spaniard and club officials were keen to keep the decision under wraps until their final game of the season against Aston Villa on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Yet news broke this evening that City are preparing to confirm the exit of their most successful manager of all time, even though he has one year left on his contract.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Guardiola confirmed that he was contemplating his exit from City before he signed a new deal in November 2024, but he was persuaded to stay on to lead a squad rebuild that has led to double trophy success in this season&#8217;s Carabao Cup and FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Now it has been revealed that City chiefs were aware of Guardiola\u2019s intention to step away at the end of this season for some time and have been making plans for a new era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Maresca has long been viewed as a probable successor, with the coach who guided Chelsea to the FIFA Club World Cup last summer tipped to return to City, where he worked with the club\u2019s junior sides before being promoted to assistant coach to Guardiola in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Guardiola is set to leave City with a legacy that will see him placed alongside the all-time great managers in the history of the English game, with City\u2019s 1-0 win in last Saturday\u2019s FA Cup final against Chelsea bringing his haul of major trophies to 17 in his decade at the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Manchester City declined to comment on the fresh report, first revealed by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Speculation persists over Pep Guardiola\u2019s future File photo dated 14\/02\/2026 of Pep Guardiola. 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