Pep Guardiola considered leaving Man City, reveals why he signed a new deal

Pep Guardiola has admitted he considered leaving Manchester City next summer but their four-game losing streak convinced him to stay.

Guardiola’s contract was set to expire next summer, ending his nine-year stay at the Etihad. However, the former Bayern Munich manager has signed a year-long extension with the option for a further season.

This new deal will see Guardiola be at City for a decade and beyond. Having enjoyed huge success since his arrival in 2016, Guardiola was on the verge of leaving.

Admitting that he did consider walking away at the end of the current campaign, Guardiola said: “I felt I could not leave now — simple as that.

Pep Guardiola poses for a photo with the Premier League title trophy (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

“Maybe the four defeats was the reason why I felt the club still wanted me.

Firstly because we won a lot, I feel love. But it’s a business and you have to win. I have a contract but I know if we don’t win I won’t continue.

“The moment it’s done, the club will know it. And at this moment we didn’t feel it.

“Txiki, Ferran and Khaldoon didn’t feel it so that’s why I’ve extended – to stay here and to continue to do well.

“Every time I signed the contract I say it’s the last two – and still we are here. So honestly myself and my staff, we deserve to be here. I’m not arrogant to say it, it’s the truth.

“We deserve the chance – after four defeats in a row – to bounce back and try to turn the situation. I had the feeling I wanted to take the right decisions for the future.

“I enjoy being here, I like my job. I said many times, the moment I don’t have that feeling – even with a contract – I will call my chairman, my CEO and say the best thing for the club is for me to leave.

“I don’t have that feeling right now, so I’ve extended.”

Under Guardiola, City became the first-ever English team to win four Premier League titles in a row. The Spanish tactician will be eager to win the fifth in a row but they face a tough opposition in Liverpool and Arsenal.

Pep Guardiola Current Stats at Man City

Played: 490

Won: 353

Drawn: 70

Lost: 67

For: 1,200

Against: 411

Win percentage: 72%

Goals per game: 2.45

Trophies: 18