Pep Guardiola reveals when he will take a break from management after Manchester City tenure | OneFootball

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has detailed his plans beyond life at the Etihad Stadium and in his football coaching career as a whole.

The 54-year-old will be entering into his 10th season as Manchester City’s head coach by the time the next campaign is up and running, having penned an additional two-year agreement last autumn to extend his stay beyond June.

Pep Guardiola is no doubt Manchester City’s greatest-ever manager having recorded unprecedented success both in England and on the continent, while there is a belief that his drive to bring triumphs to the club has never been greater.

But given the acceptance that the Catalan boss is no doubt at the tail-end of his Etihad Stadium career, some have began to speculate when Guardiola could take his next steps in his career, with international management a longer-term ambition of his.

Now, speaking during a new interview with ESPN Brasil as part of the second series of ‘Premier League Encounters’ on Disney+, Pep Guardiola has offered an insight into his thought process beyond life at Manchester City.

“I want people to remember me however they want. After my contract with City, I’m going to stop. I’m sure. I don’t know if I’m going to retire, but I’m going to take a break. How I want to be remembered, I don’t know,” Guardiola admitted.

“All coaches want to win so we can have a memorable job, but I believe that the fans of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City had fun watching my teams play. I don’t think we should ever live thinking about whether we’re going to be remembered,” he continued.

“When we die, our families cry for two or three days and then that’s it – you’re forgotten. In the careers of coaches, there are good and bad ones, the important thing is that the good ones are remembered for longer.

“I’ll tell you that the most important thing is not what people think of you, after all, our lives as footballers have been very good. There are new challenges as a coach, I don’t know what will happen in the future and in the end that doesn’t matter.”

There has been long-standing speculation that Brazil may be a country that could entice Pep Guardiola into national team coaching, while the Manchester City manager’s admiration and inspiration from Johann Cruyff could raise the idea of the Netherlands’ position as an idea.

For now, the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss will no doubt remain focussed on the task at hand at Manchester City, with one eye on rebuilding an ageing squad in need to much-needed investment across the course of the coming transfer window.