Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he will leave the club when his contract expires in 2023.
Speaking at an online conference organised by Brazilian investment management company XP Investimentos, Guardiola said “I think I’m going to have a stop [when my contract expires]. I’m going to have to take a break, see what we’ve done.”
The Spaniard, who joined City in 2016, added that he wants his next job to “be a national team, if there is a possibility. I would like to train a South American [team, being a] European, playing a Copa America, I want to have that experience.”
His stint as City manager has already been the longest of his career, having managed Barcelona between 2008 and 2012 and Bayern Munich between 2013 and 2016.
He has made clear throughout his time in management that he does not like staying at one club for too long. Speaking at the end of May, however, Guardiola had indicated that he planned on staying at City for the long-term because “the club gives the manager everything he needs.”
He is City’s most successful manager ever, winning three league titles, four league cups, and one FA Cup in his time there.
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