December 11 – Elite clubs hoping to perhaps woo Pep Guardiola after his Manchester City days can think again after the Spaniard announced City will be his final managerial job in club football.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has won 15 major trophies since taking charge of City in 2016.
He was reportedly approached in the summer about the possibility of becoming England manager but last month signed a two-year contract extension with City until 2027.
However, City have won just once in nine games, the toughest period of his eight-and-a-half years in charge at the Etihad.
Speaking to celebrity chef Dani Garcia on YouTube, Guardiola did not indicate when he intends to step down at City but said he would not return to club football – in the Premier League or overseas.
“I’m not going to manage another team,” he said. “I’m not talking about the long-term future, but what I’m not going to do is leave Manchester City, go to another country, and do the same thing as now.
“I wouldn’t have the energy. The thought of starting somewhere else, all the process of training and so on. No, no, no. Maybe a national team, but that’s different.
“I want to leave it and go and play golf, but I can’t [if he takes a club job]. I think stopping would do me good.”
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