Pep Guardiola will no longer work as a coach of FC Barcelona in his coaching career. The Spaniard’s name is circulating at the Catalan club due to the upcoming presidential election, but Guardiola rules out a return.
“My period as a manager at Barcelona is over, I have said that before. In your life you have to do everything once. I left that phase behind. I will definitely return to my seat in the stadium to see my club. , but otherwise it is ready “, Guardiola said on Saturday after his Manchester City away match against Sheffield United (0-1) against BT Sport.
In the coming months it will become clear who will become the new president of FC Barcelona, after Josep Maria Bartomeu decided to step down on Tuesday. Víctor Font and Joan Laporta, two of the candidates to succeed Bartomeu, are happy to see Guardiola return to Camp Nou, but that is not going to happen.
Incidentally, not all presidential candidates at Barcelona are committed to appointing a successor for Ronald Koeman. Toni Freixa indicated that the former national coach of Orange can just serve out his two-year contract, provided that the 52-year-old Spaniard becomes the new president.
“There are a lot of other great people who could be in charge there, for example Koeman at the moment. He is an excellent trainer,” added Guardiola, who has a contract with Manchester City until the summer of 2021. “I have an incredible time here, the will to do well is still great.”
The 49-year-old Guardiola was the coach of FC Barcelona between 2008 and 2012. With the Spanish club he won the Champions League twice and became national champion three times. After three seasons with Bayern Munich, Guardiola has been the manager of Manchester City since 2016, winning the Premier League in 2018 and 2019.
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