Shocking indicators. Guardiola is on the verge of leaving Manchester City

Teases the Spaniard’s future Pep GuardiolaManchester City manager, many controversies, recently growing doubts about his departure.

According to British newspaper The Athletic, there is a real feeling in football circles that this week will be the last in Guardiola’s championship-filled career, which lasted ten years with City.

This happens when the Spanish coach avoids giving a categorical answer to the questions that have been following him intensively in this regard lately.

These questions grew after Manchester City won their 20th title under Guardiola with Saturday’s FA Cup final victory over Chelsea, with British network TNT Sports asking him in a positive way that he could not leave, saying: “There are many rumors about your departure.

A look of confusion appeared on Guardiola’s face, who responded by asking:

The same scene was repeated on Friday when he was told that the following day’s cup final would be his last visit to Wembley Stadium as City manager, to which he responded with a vague and wry expression:

“I have a contract” is a phrase Guardiola has repeatedly repeated since The Athletic newspaper revealed earlier this year that City had contacted Guardiola’s former assistant Enzo Maresca to ask for his help should the Catalan coach decide to leave.

A video has emerged of Pep appearing to answer questions from the BBC about his future, in an interview filmed moments after his sneaky escape from a press conference the previous day. He answered yes when asked about his stay, then expressed his frustration when asked if he had next season in mind, saying:

It could be argued that Guardiola could easily have said “I’ll be here next season”, “I have a contract”, but the biggest indication is that there are several different sources within the Manchester City first team who have confirmed to The Athletic that Guardiola will leave at the end of the current season.

The newspaper noted that the club’s management has been preparing for his departure in various areas, which cannot be considered as definitive evidence of his departure, like the move to communicate with the former coach of “Leicester” and “Chelsea” Maresca, but it shows that there is a real possibility of it.

News that fitness coach Lorenzo Bonaventura, who is a close friend of Guardiola’s, will leave City at the end of the season is further evidence among some who know behind the scenes at the club that the manager will follow him in his departure.