Man Metropolis boss Guardiola ‘drained,’ subsequent season may very well be final

Pep Guardiola has hinted that subsequent season may very well be his final as Manchester Metropolis supervisor.

Guardiola led his workforce to a document fourth consecutive English title with a 3-1 win over West Ham on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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He has a contract till 2025 which he intends to honour, however the 53-year-old recommended he won’t signal one other new deal.

“The truth is I’m nearer to leaving than staying,” Guardiola stated.

“Now we have talked with the membership and my feeling is that I need to keep now. I’ll keep subsequent season and throughout the season we’ll discuss. However after eight or 9 years, we’ll see.”

Guardiola has now gained 15 main trophies in eight years at Metropolis and will make it 16 with an FA Cup closing in opposition to Manchester United subsequent weekend.

The previous Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss admitted he’s “drained” and stated he might want to discover contemporary “motivation” over the summer season earlier than starting the brand new season in August.

“I’ve a contract, I am nonetheless right here,” he stated. “Among the moments I am a bit drained, however a few of the moments I like and we’re right here profitable video games, wanting good with new gamers.

“I begin to consider, ‘Nobody has finished 4 in a row, why do not we attempt?’ And now I really feel it is finished, so what subsequent?

“Proper now I do not know what precisely the motivation is to do it as a result of it is tough to search out it when every thing is finished.”

If Guardiola follows via on his dedication to remain at Metropolis subsequent season, he expects Arsenal to problem once more for the title.

Mikel Arteta’s workforce has completed second previously two campaigns after amassing 89 factors this time period. Guardiola stated he is “obtained the message.”

“Earlier than, it was Liverpool to push our limits, and now it was Arsenal,” Guardiola stated.

“I need to congratulate them from the depths of my coronary heart, for Mikel, his employees and gamers. They’ve had an unimaginable season. I really feel it and so they push us to our greatest like earlier than. We obtained the message from Mikel and his gamers. Now we have to make the correct selections within the subsequent years as a result of they’re right here to remain. “