Man City boss Pep Guardiola has just over two years on his contract at the Etihad Stadium, but has admitted that he will leave football as soon as he leaves the Premier League side
Pep Guardiola says he is not quickly looking for Manchester City, despite planning a break of football. The Spanish coach recently dropped a bomb that he would step out of the game as soon as he leaves the Etihad stage.
And that could happen very quickly, where Guardiola is just over two years in his deal with the recently dethroned champions. That would repeat the 54-year-old the Sabbatical of the Year he enjoyed after leaving Barcelona before he had adopted Bayern Munich's job.
And although Guardiola has doubled his suggestion that he would have a break, he has clarified that it is not quickly on the agenda. In conversation with Sky Sports, he said: “I didn't say that I was leaving now or at the end of the season.
“If they fire me, then yes! I said that if I have finished my time here, I don't know, two, three, four, five or years, I don't know, I will take a break, so I am not retired, but I will definitely take a break.
“Do you know what a two -year contract means for a manager in football? It is an eternity, so what I say is that when I am ready here, I will take a break. I will have to stop, that's all.”
The last comments from Guardiola come after he confirmed ESPN Brasil that he is planting an extensive break. He said: “I want people to remember, the way they want.
“After my contract with City I will stop. I know for sure. I don't know if I'm going to retire, but I'm going to take a break. I don't know how I want to be remembered.
“All coaches want to win, so that we can have a memorable job, but I believe that the fans of Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich and City have had fun watching my teams. I don't think we should ever live whether we will be remembered.
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“If we die, our families cry for two or three days and then it is – you have forgotten it. In the career of coaches there are good and bad ones, the most important thing is that the good ones are remembered longer.
“I will tell you that the most important thing is not what people think of you, our lives as football players have been very good after all. There are new challenges as a coach, I don't know what will happen in the future and ultimately it doesn't matter.”
Guardiola has enjoyed a shimmering spell with City since his arrival in 2016. He has won six Premier League titles, the Champions League and a large number of domestic cups.