According to Pep Guardiola’s profile, the Manchester City manager will not quit the Premier League champions to return to La Liga or coach Spain.
Guardiola, widely regarded as one of the best managers in Premier League history, elevated his position even higher last season when he led City to the Premier League title.
Man City added to their trophy collection for 2023 earlier this month, defeating Brazilian club Fluminense in the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Guardiola has been the manager of Manchester City since 2016, and the club has appeared unbeatable in the Premier League for much of that period.
Guardiola’s current contract expires in 2025, so City fans will be desperate for him to stay as long as possible.
Guardiola is being considered by the FA as a replacement for England, according to speculations in Spain, and the Man City manager has “received the offer he had been waiting for for years” to coach England and “may quit in the summer.”
Guardiola’s selection seemed to be too good to be true after having Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate as England managers.
Guardiola has also been mentioned as a prospective candidate for the manager’s position in Brazil, and his biographer, Marti Perarnau, has investigated why “social reasons” relating to his desire for an independent Catalonia state make it unlikely that he will manage Spain or return to La Liga.
“I don’t think it’s for sporting reasons (he wouldn’t coach in Spain), but for social reasons,” Peranau was reported by Marca as saying. “Because political reasons within football would make little sense.”
“You don’t manage a team for political reasons, that is, because you support this or that person’s policy.” For societal reasons, I believe I would reject it.
“There is an obvious rejection; there is a sizable portion of the Spanish population that thinks differently than Pep, and thus there is a rejection, but it is social.”
“I don’t believe it’s political.”
“I also don’t think the Spanish Federation would consider having him,” Peranau went on to say, “for the same reason.”
“It would be provoking an unnecessary conflict, which neither side wants.”
“How are you going to get yourself into that mess?” is my point of view.
Guardiola climbed through the ranks at Barcelona and spent the most of his career at the club. He guided them to three La Liga titles and two Champions League victories between 2008 and 2012.