Pep Guardiola drops massive hint about his Man City future

Pep Guardiola has dropped another huge clue about his future at Manchester City.

The Spanish coach has been in charge at City since 2016, and last season he guided the club to an historic treble.

Several incarnations of Guardiola's City are considered among the best club sides in history, although the shadow cast over the Etihad Stadium by financial charges faced by the club has left his future in doubt.

City have been charged with 115 breaches of the Premier League's financial rules, including accusations that they inflated sponsorship deals and failed to cooperate with investigations. City have denied the allegations.

Guardiola's current contract is set to expire in 2025, but he has now hinted that he could further extend his stay with the reigning Premier League champions.

Ahead of City's Premier League clash with Burnley on Wednesday, Guardiola told reporters at a press conference: "Still I feel good [at City] and one day it will finish, but I’m not thinking about that right now.

"I said many times, I have everything a manager could dream for [at City]. I have everything. The hierarchy support me, the players support me, we have a good environment."

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The Athletic recently claimed that if City are found guilty and punished with relegation, some figures at the club believe Guardiola would sign a new contract out of defiance.

Guardiola's previous deal was set to expire last summer, but in November 2022 he brought an end to intense speculation by penning a two-year extension.

The recent news that managers Jurgen Klopp and Xavi Hernandez will leave their positions at Liverpool and Barcelona respectively at the end of the season has brought the strain and pressure that coaches experience into renewed focus.

Both sighted exhaustion as reasons for stepping away, but in November Guardiola insisted that he still has plenty of energy despite managing City for over seven years.