Pep Guardiola is reportedly “still changing his decision” on whether he will remain at Manchester City beyond the end of this season.

Guardiola‘Man City’s long-term future is in doubt. He has entered the final year of his current contract and it remains to be seen if he will sign an extension.

The uncertain future of the Spaniard has led him to city ​​man be linked to several potential replacements and There are currently two favorites in the race to succeed him at the Etihad.

Last week, A report from reliable journalist David Ornstein revealed that Guardiola is “more likely” to “extend for one year” after he didn’t get the job in England.

“Pep Guardiola was not in a position to commit at that time and so the FA would have had to adapt their plans accordingly,” Ornstein told NBC Sports.

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“When the story about Guardiola broke about a week ago, I did some checking and it became very clear to me that Pep Guardiola was more likely to be extended at Manchester City for a year than anything else, including the England job.

“He always tends to leave his decision quite late. In November 2022 I broke the news that he would sign his last contract, so his last six months were approaching. And we must remember that Txiki Begiristain, who is the sports director, is leaving.

“Pep Guardiola has said: ‘A part of me is leaving’ but that has been interpreted as ‘A part of me is staying’. So maybe we haven’t seen the end of Pep Guardiola at City.”

However, a report in Spain claims that Guardiola “continues to change his mind” and has “asked for the summer’s bombshell signing to continue.”

It is claimed that the club “know” that the signing of Bayer Leverkusen sensation Florian Wirtz could tempt Guardiola to stay for another year.

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Wirtz is said to be the “top target” to replace Kevin De Bruyne, whose contract will also end in 2025. His future is claimed to be “increasingly uncertain” as “rumours of a move to Saudi Arabia spread.” stronger.” ‘.

Man City are not the only ones targeting Wirtz, but the report claims they have “already taken the first steps” towards signing him next year.

‘The Manchester City board have already taken the first steps to try and secure his signature and the transfer could reportedly be in the region of €100m (around £83m).

“However, Bayer Leverkusen do not seem willing to let their star player go easily and also face competition from teams such as Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who would also be interested in the German talent.

“Despite this, Manchester City is confident that the project of Pep Guardiola, current champion of the Champions League, will be the main argument to convince Wirtz to join their squad.”