According to The Times newspaper, the FA approached the coach at the start of the season and a decision is expected to be made in the coming weeks. Guardiola’s contract with City expires at the end of the season.
It is a dream that has been poorly hidden for several years and could be closer than ever. According to The Times newspaper, Pep Guardiola was approached football association (FA) on the possibility of taking command of England. The news also adds that the informal contact occurred at the beginning of the season and that the Spanish coach is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks.
pep guardiola Contract with Manchester City ends at the end of the season and has not yet announced any decision about his own future, keeping open the possibility of remaining in citizensgo to another club (or national team) or take another kind of sabbatical break, as he did after leaving Barcelona and before signing for Bayern Munich.
???? EXCLUSIVE: Pep Guardiola has been sounded out about becoming England’s next manager and is expected to decide his future in the coming weeks.
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— Times Sport (@TimesSport) October 14, 2024
The truth is that, although the FA has expressed interest in Pep Guardiola, it has not yet completed the process of considering all the candidates. Gareth Southgate resigned after the defeat in the Euro 2024 final. after eight years at the helm of England, and the FA chose to place Lee Carsley, until then in charge of the under-21s, as interim during the entire current edition of the Nations League.
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However, the recent defeat against Greece at Wembley, as well as the poor performance despite the victory against Finland, intensified the need to choose the next coach. Also according to The Times newspaper, in addition to Pep Guardiola, The FA has Thomas Tuchel, Graham Potter and Eddie Howe as great possibilities, Currently only the last one is working, in Newcastle.
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Interestingly, Pep Guardiola was recently asked about the possibility of leaving Manchester City at the end of the season. On Sunday, in an interview with the Italian television program “Che Tempo Che Fa”, the coach assured that “he has not decided yet.” “And it is not true that he is going to be the next England manager either. “If I had already decided I would say… I still don’t know, anything can happen,” he indicated, and The Times added that the Spaniard wants to make the decision as quickly as possible to give the English club time and room for maneuver to find a successor.
The Spanish coach is in citizens since 2016, having won the Premier League six times and also one Champions League, two FA Cups, four League Cups, three Super Cups, one European Super Cup and one Club World Cup. If a possible step to the selection is confirmed, Pep Guardiola becomes the third foreign English coach. after Sven-Göran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
Source: Observadora
