{"id":199729,"date":"2026-05-22T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/199729\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:51:10","slug":"pep-guardiola-confirms-he-is-leaving-manchester-city-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/199729\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola confirms he is leaving Manchester City this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday\u2019s Premier League game against Aston Villa will be his final match after 10 years in charge.<\/p>\n<p>The news comes after several days of intense speculation and signals the end of one of the most successful managerial reigns in English football history.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;What a time we have had together.&#8221; \ud83e\ude75 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WpkFecBYT4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/WpkFecBYT4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManCity\/status\/2057765929799348410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since his appointment in 2016, the 55-year-old has overseen 20 trophy wins, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy leaving message, Guardiola said: \u201cWhen I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, \u2018OK\u2026 Noel is here? This will be fun. And what a time we have had together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t ask me the reasons I\u2019m leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it\u2019s my time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing is eternal, if it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a city built from work. From graft. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.84665375.jpg\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola with the Champions League trophy.\" data-title=\"Pep Guardiola File Photo\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Martin Rickett\" data-usage-terms=\"FILE PHOTO Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.\"  \/>Pep Guardiola led Manchester City to European glory (Martin Rickett\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He signed off with: \u201cNoel\u2026I was right. It has been so f****** fun. Love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola\u2019s contract was due to expire in the summer of 2027 but he has reached an agreement to step down 12 months early.<\/p>\n<p>His former assistant Enzo Maresca, who has been out of work since leaving Chelsea in January, is the favourite to succeed him.<\/p>\n<p>City pulled off a coup when they appointed Guardiola, widely regarded as the best coach of his generation, a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived with a stellar reputation having won the Champions League twice and three LaLiga titles with Barcelona, before adding three Bundesliga crowns with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2.84641637.jpg\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola celebrates with the FA Cup trophy \" data-title=\"Chelsea v Manchester City \u2013 Emirates FA Cup \u2013 Final \u2013 Wembley Stadium\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"John Walton\" data-usage-terms=\"Use subject to FA restrictions. Editorial use only. Commercial use only with prior written consent of the FA. No editing except cropping.\"  \/>Pep Guardiola celebrates his 20th \u2013 and final \u2013 trophy of his Manchester City spell (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>His time in Manchester brought sustained domestic dominance, including three FA Cup wins and five Carabao Cups, while his other successes included the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Among the standout achievements of his tenure were the treble of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in 2023, a domestic treble in 2019 and a record-breaking 100-point league campaign in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves after a domestic cup double this term while hopes of a seventh title only ended in their penultimate game on Tuesday, when they drew 1-1 at Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola will take a role as global ambassador for the City Football Group.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive officer Ferran Soriano said: \u201cPep\u2019s legacy is extraordinary and its true impact will be better assessed by Manchester City historians of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday\u2019s Premier League game against Aston Villa will be his final match after 10 years in charge. 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