The former Manchester City manager has expressed uncertainty about whether he will take up another coaching role. The Catalan tactician is stepping away from the sport following a decade at the Etihad Stadium and explained upon his departure that the time had come to concentrate on matters outside the game.
The 55-year-old will undoubtedly receive numerous approaches to return to the bench, with Italy having hoped to secure his signature for their national team this summer. He rejected that opportunity and participated in an interview for an upcoming Amazon documentary airing this week, suggesting it could be quite some time before he occupies a technical area again.
Speaking weeks after his City exit, he admitted he had no clear plan. He stated definitively that a comeback would be unlikely, noting that his current inclination pointed toward remaining away from the game.
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He explained he required time to renew various aspects of his private life, and professionally, he needed to rediscover himself through different pursuits. He spoke of simply sitting and watching time pass, mentioning a Catalan expression for this state of mind. He identified this period of reflection as a primary objective.
The club have progressed by installing Enzo Maresca as his replacement, a coach who served as one of Guardiola’s assistants during the treble-winning campaign and subsequently achieved notable results with Leicester and Chelsea. The pair convened in Barcelona during the summer, with Guardiola providing his compatriot with detailed assessments of each member of City’s playing staff to maximise the Italian’s prospects of sustaining the club’s achievements.
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