Manchester City confirm assistants’ exits including Pep Lijnders and Kolo Touré after Pep Guardiola announcement

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·27 de maio de 2026

Manchester City confirm assistants’ exits including Pep Lijnders and Kolo Touré after Pep Guardiola announcement

Manchester City have confirmed the end-of-season departures of five of Pep Guardiola’s assistants, including Pep Lijnders and Kolo Touré, following the announcement of the manager’s exit.

The club said in a statement that Pep Lijnders, Kolo Touré, Lorenzo Buenaventura, Manel Estiarte and Xabi Mancisidor will leave at the end of the campaign.

Vídeos OneFootball

Lijnders arrived last summer and helped City win the FA Cup and EFL Cup. He previously assisted Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool from 2015 to 2024, interrupted by a six-month spell with NEC Nimègue in the Eredivisie.

Attention now turns to Guardiola’s successor. Enzo Maresca, a former assistant who has recently worked at Leicester and Chelsea, is seen as leading the race to take over.

The exits signal a significant refresh of City’s backroom team.

Source: L'Équipe