Manchester Metropolis have confirmed that supervisor Pep Guardiola will depart the membership after Sunday’s remaining match of the season.
Guardiola has loved a massively profitable spell at Metropolis, successful 17 main trophies, together with six Premier League titles in 10 seasons accountable for the membership.
The 55-year-old will take cost of his remaining recreation when Metropolis face Aston Villa on the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Stories from BBC Sport on Monday mentioned the membership had already began planning for Guardiola’s departure, regardless that he nonetheless had one yr left on his contract.
“Don’t ask me the explanations I’m leaving,” mentioned Guardiola. “There isn’t a motive, however deep inside, I do know it’s my time.
“Nothing is everlasting, if it was, I’d be right here. Everlasting would be the feeling, the folks, the recollections, the love I’ve for my Manchester Metropolis.”
Former Chelsea supervisor Enzo Maresca, who beforehand labored beneath Guardiola at Metropolis, is believed to be the main candidate to exchange him.
The announcement got here solely three days after Metropolis misplaced the 2025/26 Premier League title to Arsenal.
Metropolis’s draw towards AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday confirmed Arsenal as league champions for the primary time in 22 years.
Guardiola first agreed to affix Metropolis in February 2016, changing Manuel Pellegrini forward of the 2016/17 season.
Though he did not win a trophy in his first season and in addition ended final season empty-handed, his aspect dominated English soccer for many of his time on the membership.
Metropolis grew to become the primary Premier League crew to succeed in 100 factors in a season throughout the 2017/18 marketing campaign. Additionally they scored a file 106 targets that season.
Within the 2022/23 season, Guardiola guided Metropolis to a historic Treble, successful the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the identical marketing campaign. They grew to become solely the second English membership after Manchester United to realize the feat.
Metropolis additionally made historical past by turning into the primary crew to win 4 straight English league titles after lifting the trophy once more within the 2023/24 season.
Regardless of stepping down as supervisor, Metropolis mentioned Guardiola would stay linked to the membership as a worldwide ambassador for the Metropolis Soccer Group.
Earlier than becoming a member of Metropolis, Guardiola spent three years at Bayern Munich, the place he received three Bundesliga titles and two German Cups.
He started his teaching profession at FC Barcelona in 2008, constructing one of many biggest membership groups in soccer historical past. Throughout his time there, he received three La Liga titles, two Champions League trophies and two Copa del Rey titles.
As a participant, Guardiola additionally loved a profitable profession at Barcelona, successful six La Liga titles and the 1991/92 European Cup. He additionally captained Spain nationwide soccer crew to Olympic gold on the 1992 Barcelona Video games earlier than retiring from soccer in 2006.
