Manchester City confirm Pep Guardiola’s exit after 10-year reign
Premier League side Manchester City have announced that manager Pep Guardiola will leave the club after the club’s last game of the 2025/26 campaign against Aston Villa on Sunday.
The official confirmation came following reports in the media that the former Barcelona gaffer was planning to step down from his role at the Etihad with one year still remaining on his contract.
“Pep Guardiola will step down as Manager of Manchester City this summer,” the club said in a statement on Friday.
The 55-year-old joined City in 2016 and went on to win 20 trophies, including seven Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and one UEFA Champions League during his 10-year spell in Manchester.
“When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, ‘Okay… Noel is here? This will be fun. And what a time we have had together. Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving,” Guardiola said in his farewell message. “There is no reason. But deep inside, I know it’s my time. Nothing is eternal. If it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City.
The Spaniard added, “This is a city built from work. From graft. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.”
Meanwhile, former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is reportedly expected to replace Guardiola as City’s new manager.
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