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Manchester City are reportedly already preparing for a post-Pep Guardiola world.
The club is working on a succession plan for its coach, whose contract expires in the summer of 2025.
Guardiola hinted that he could renew his contract at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season and that the club would love to keep him.
However, he will have managed City for nine seasons by the end of his contract (longer than his tenures at Barcelona and Bayern Munich combined) and City recognize he won’t be there forever.
They consider that Michel Sánchez, from Girona, is a possible successor, according to Relief.
Manchester City are reportedly already putting succession plans in place should Pep Guardiola leave in 2025.
Guardiola’s contract ends in 2025 and by then he will have spent nine seasons at City
Girona is third in LaLiga despite this being only their fourth season in the top flight ever.
Michel has received widespread praise for leading what would seem a fairly average group of players to the cusp of Champions League qualification.
Paulo Gazzaniga and Cristhian Stuani are among their ranks, while they have also signed 34-year-old Daley Blind. Eric García is on loan from Barcelona.
Girona’s growth has been accelerated by the fact that it is part of the City Football Group, the organization that runs 13 clubs including Manchester City, but the speed and style of change has been unexpected. Another first half result would have been a nice achievement this season.
Relevo reports that Michel has earned the trust and respect of City Football Group bosses and is learning English to prepare for a potential move.
City could be set for big changes after the 2024/25 season, with a reportedly growing feeling that Txiki Begiristain, the club’s director of football, could also leave after that campaign.
Michel, who is having a great season with Girona, would be seen as a possible successor.
Whoever succeeds Guardiola will have a lot of shoes to fill.
City are chasing their sixth Premier League title with him.
If they win this year’s Premier League, they will have achieved a feat never before achieved in the history of English football: winning the top division four seasons in a row.
They could have achieved a historic treble, but on Wednesday Real Madrid eliminated them on penalties in the Champions League quarterfinals.
