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Pep Guardiola Confirms He Will Leave Manchester City This Summer

The club announced Friday that Guardiola will step down as manager at the end of the current season.

Pep Guardiola coaching FC Barcelona at the derby Espanyol-Barça at Cornellà-el Prat stadium (league 2011-2012).
Pep Guardiola coaching FC Barcelona at the derby …      Pep Guardiola    Arnaucc / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
By Free News Press Editorial Team
Published May 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM PDT

Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City at the end of this season. The club confirmed the news on Friday, ending what has become one of the most decorated managerial runs in English football history.

According to ESPN, the announcement came directly from the club. Guardiola has managed Manchester City since 2016, winning multiple Premier League titles, FA Cups, League Cups, and the Champions League during his time at the Etihad Stadium.

His departure marks a significant moment for the club and for the broader landscape of European soccer. No successor has been publicly named as of Friday's announcement.

The timing of the confirmation, late in the season, leaves City with the task of identifying and securing a new manager before the start of the 2026-27 campaign. The club now enters what will almost certainly be a highly competitive search for one of the most prominent coaching positions in world soccer.

No further details about Guardiola's next move were immediately available.

Pep Guardiola as a coach of FC Bayern Munich in 2015
Pep Guardiola as a coach of FC Bayern Munich in 2…      Pep Guardiola    Богдан Заяц / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)