Manager Gary Lineker has predicted when Josep Guardiola will leave Premier League side Manchester City when his contract expires in 2025.
Former Barcelona manager man cityHead coach since 2016. During his tenure, Premier League teams have dominated English football.
Guardiola to leave?
guardiolaHis current contract expires in 2025, so his long-term future is in doubt at the moment.
Early this week, football insider He claimed that he would “leave” when his current contract expires.
Man City supporters don't need to worry too much just yet, considering this article has not been corroborated by more reliable media.
However, Lineker predicted Guardiola would leave Man City within the next “two or three years”.
“The reality is that it's impossible to be successful for decades. It's very difficult to do that,” Lineker said on The Rest is Football podcast.
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“Even if I'm interested in management, I don't want to get a job after Coach Klopp. I want something after that.
“I think the same thing will happen to Pep.” [Guardiola] In the same way. It's going to be very difficult for the era after Liverpool and Man City… When you have a dominant personality for this long in a football club, it's all about his actions, his staff, his attitude, [how] The whole club is run.
“You could say the same thing about Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United or Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. Both clubs had really difficult times when they left and that's going to be a challenge for whoever comes in. The same goes for Manchester City, where Pep left.
“I would be surprised if he does more than a couple more years. With all the intensity, you can tell Klopp needed a rest, but I hope he follows in his footsteps with his next appointment.” would be very difficult.”
Alonso to Man City?
Guardiola's eventual successor will have a difficult task ahead of him, and the successor to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will have a similar level of responsibility.
Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso was heavily involved in the role, but he confirmed he will remain with the Bundesliga leaders for another season.
However, relocation to other locations may become possible after 2025.he might end up like this man city as The Athletic “He has been mentioned as a candidate to succeed Guardiola,'' he said.
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Late last year, Girona's sporting director Quique Carcel claimed that Michel could be the right man to replace Guardiola.
“He has the talent to lead a big club like Manchester City, but he still needs time to reach this type of bench,” Carcel told Mundo Deportivo.
“City are playing the kind of football that Michel can do at a small club. But for him to train them, a lot of adjustments have to happen, such as Pep (Guardiola) making the decision to leave. .
“(He) has signed a contract, has the desire to continue to make the project great and is happy with the team. The pressure in Girona is different from the pressure he receives on the big bench.”
