Pep Guardiola has decided he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after 10 trophy-laden years in England.
Guardiola has kept everyone in the dark until the final week of the season, insisting all along that he has one year to run on his current contract.
No official announcement has been made, with City sources still claiming that the Catalan could stay on next season. The i Paper has been told, however, that after months of deliberation the decision is made and the club will soon be preparing for life without their most successful manager of all time.
As The i Paper reported earlier this month, City have a ready-made successor in waiting, with former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca set to take charge. Maresca is a Guardiola disciple, playing an almost identical playing style having honed his craft with City’s coaching staff.
City fans will say goodbye on Sunday (Photo: PA)The news comes as City prepare for a season-defining week where they must beat Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium to take the Premier League title race – and City’s hopes of a sensational domestic treble – to the final day of the season.
Guardiola’s future has dominated the discourse around City all season. The 55-year-old has kept people guessing for much of the campaign, with even those closest to him unable to work out whether the five-time Premier League winner was going to stay on.
The club hoped he would at least stick around to see his work with this transitional City team through, but made sure that sporting director Hugo Viana was working on a succession plan regardless.
Maresca will almost certainly be handed the reins next season, with the Italian seen as a safe option, one who will ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.
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Whoever steps in faces an almost impossible task to continue what Guardiola has done in Manchester. City supporters can now at least plan their farewell at the Etihad at the weekend. It was feared any announcement after the end of the season, which was mooted, would not have given them a chance to say goodbye.
Guardiola also leaves without having seen a verdict over the 115 charges City are facing for alleged Premier League financial rule breaches.
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