In the 2022/23 season, Pep Guardiola achieved his big goal as Manchester City manager. Cup titles or Premier League titles were nothing new, but with Erling Haaland at the top, success finally came in the Champions League. Many expected the Spaniard to attack the Etihad at the top, but Guardiola kept going, extended with the club – and took the big fall last season without a single title. But any “escape” to Barcelona, where he has icon status, Guardiola guarantees.
From 2008 to 2012, Pep Guardiola led Barcelona with great success. Two Champions League titles and three La Liga trophies ensured that Guardiola will forever be one of the greats – with the door open for a return. Guardiola has been linked with a Barcelona return several times in recent years, but this week Guardiola chooses to close the Barca door forever and ever.
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– FC Barcelona? It’s over. Over forever. It was beautiful, but it’s over,” Pep Guardiola said briefly according to Footmercato.
In the seasons Guardiola has scooped the biggest titles, he has always kept the door open for other paths than City, but now the focus will be on lifting City back after a miserable season.
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