Guardiola ‘won’t manage another club team’

Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City will be his last managerial job in club football before “maybe” coaching a national team.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss has won 15 major trophies since taking charge of City in 2016.

The 53-year-old Spaniard was approached this summer about the possibility of becoming England manager, but last month signed a two-year contract extension with City until 2027.

Speaking to celebrity chef Dani Garcia on YouTube, Guardiola did not indicate when he intended to retire at City, but said he would not return to club football – the Premier League or the stranger.

“I’m not going to manage another team,” he said.

“I’m not talking about the long-term future, but what I’m not going to do is leave Manchester City, go to another country and do the same thing as now.

“I wouldn’t have the energy. The idea of ​​starting somewhere else, the whole training process and so on. No, no, no. Maybe a national team, but it’s different.

“I want to leave him and go play golf, but I can’t [if he takes a club job]. I think stopping would do me good.”

City have won just once since Guardiola extended his contract – and once in nine matches since winning against Southampton on October 26.

That victory came at home to Nottingham Forest last Wednesday, but was followed by a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace at the weekend.

The Blues will then travel to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday (8:00 p.m. GMT), before hosting Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday (4:30 p.m.).

“At the moment we are not in a position – after knowing the results of the last seven or eight matches – to talk about victories in the plural,” Guardiola said in his pre-match press conference.

“We have to win the game and not yet look at what will happen in the next one.”