The English press announced on Monday the departure of Pep Guardiola from the Manchester City bench at the end of the season. Since his arrival in July 2016, the Spanish coach has won everything, amassing twenty trophies in his career, establishing himself as one of the greatest managers in Premier League history.
He has won a League Cup, an FA Cup, and perhaps one last league title… Pep Guardiola will bid farewell to the Premier League and Manchester City at the end of the season, as reported by the English press on Monday evening. It marks the end of an era for the man who achieved everything with “the other” Manchester club: six league titles, a Champions League, three FA Cups, five League Cups, three Community Shields, a UEFA Super Cup, and a Club World Cup. That’s a total of twenty trophies in the span of ten years, since his arrival on July 1, 2016.
Context: Pep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season after achieving significant success with the club.
Fact Check: Pep Guardiola won 3 league titles, not 6. He won the UEFA Champions League twice with Barcelona.
Maresca favorite to succeed him
Rumors of his departure had been circulating for a few days, even though the Catalan manager still had a year left on his contract with City, until June 2027. So far, the club has not made any comments, but it is expected that his last match will be against Aston Villa at the Etihad during the 38th round of the Premier League.
In terms of his successor, the New York Times mentions Enzo Maresca as the top candidate to take over at City. The Italian coach was sacked by Chelsea on January 1st, just a few months after winning the Club World Cup with the London club.
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