Reports say Guardiola may leave Manchester City

Pep Guardiola’s status at Manchester City became the subject of fresh social-media speculation on May 19 and May 20, with posts on X claiming uncertainty over whether he could leave the club. Manchester City had not published any statement confirming a departure as of Wednesday, May 20. The club’s official website continued to carry routine Guardiola-related coverage this week, including material from his post-Bournemouth press conference on May 18. Manchester City last made a formal announcement on Guardiola’s contract on Nov. 21, 2024, when it said he had signed a new two-year extension. That deal runs through June 2027, according to the club and the Premier League. ### Did Manchester City actually say Guardiola is leaving? Manchester City’s official channels did not say Guardiola was leaving on May 19 or May 20. (mancity.com) The club’s website showed no departure notice, and its Pep Guardiola news tag remained active with standard match and press-conference items. The absence of a club statement matters because Manchester City used its official site in November 2024 to announce Guardiola’s contract extension. (mancity.com) That announcement said the new deal would keep him at the Etihad Stadium until the summer of 2027. ### What is Guardiola’s current contract status? Nov. 21, 2024 is the last verified contract milestone in this story. (mancity.com) Manchester City said then that Guardiola had signed a two-year extension, and the Premier League said the agreement removed doubt over his immediate future. June 2027 is the contract end date cited by both the club and the league. (mancity.com) Manchester City said the extension would take Guardiola beyond a decade in charge, while the Premier League said he would stay through to June 2027. ### Has Guardiola talked before about eventually stopping? May 2, 2025 brought one of Guardiola’s clearest public comments on life after City. (mancity.com) The Premier League reported him saying he would stop when he left Manchester City and that he was sure about taking a break after his contract. July 28, 2025 brought a similar line through ESPN, which reported Guardiola saying he could take a break from coaching after leaving City, possibly for a long period. (mancity.com) Those remarks addressed his plans after his City spell, not an immediate exit in May 2026. ### Did he dismiss exit talk more recently? March 17, 2026 is the most recent reported example in the sourced material of Guardiola pushing back on immediate future questions. (premierleague.com) ESPN reported that he laughed off suggestions he had managed his last Champions League game for City and said the club had a “bright future.” May 3, 2026 also brought positive comments from Guardiola on the club’s setup. (espn.com) Manchester City quoted him saying the organization was one reason behind his lengthy stay, as he approached the end of his 10th campaign in Manchester. ### Where would a real update appear first? Manchester City’s official website is the clearest place to watch for any confirmed change. (espn.com) The club used that site for Guardiola’s extension in November 2024 and was still publishing Guardiola-related material on May 18 and May 20. The Premier League’s news service is another primary source for contract status and manager comments. (mancity.com) As of May 20, the latest verified record available from those sources still showed Guardiola under contract through June 2027, with no official announcement that he had left. (premierleague.com) (mancity.com)