Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola agrees one-year contract extension with option of further year until 2027

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has agreed on a new one-year contract extension with the option of an additional year.  The 53-year-olds existing City deal was due to expire at the end of this season and his long-term future at Man City has been in doubt for a few months.  Guardiola is now said to be ready to end doubt over his future by signing a new deal that will have the option of an additional year until 2026.  The news, first reported by The Athletics Sam Lee, would be a major boost to City and a blow to their rivals.  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has agreed a new one-year contract extension with the option of an additional year.  The 53-year-olds existing City deal was due to expire at the end of this season and, if the new contract is fulfilled, it would take Guardiola to over a decade in charge of the club.  It had been suggested that Guardiola may leave City at the end of the campaign alongside director of football Txiki Begiristain, whose departure and the arrival of Hugo Viana from Sporting CP as his replacement was confirmed in October.  Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has backed up this report. He said: Pep Guardiola has agreed to stay at Manchester City for one more season!  New contract to be valid until June 2025, as @SamLee reports with an option to extend until June 2026.  As revealed in October, City was always confident to keep Pep never spoke to other coaches.The post Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola agrees one-year contract extension with option of further year until 2027 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.