Pep Guardiola will 'listen' to offer for dream job as Man City's ideal replacement named
Pep Guardiola will "be happy to listen" to an offer from a dream managerial job according to a new bombshell report.
Guardiola is still targeting a treble with Manchester City, having guided the Carabao Cup winners back to the top of the table after successive wins over Arsenal and Burnley.
City are also just two games on from winning the FA Cup and take on Southampton in the semi-final at Wembley on Saturday.
Guardiola's future is still very much up in the air at City, with his contract due to expire in 2027 after he signed a two-year extension in November 2024.
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And a new report from La Gazzetta dello Sport states that Guardiola could be tempted if he receives a proposal to manage the Italian national team.
Guardiola has spoken about his desire to manage a national team in the future and has an affinity for Italy after playing for both Roma and Brescia in Serie A.
The Azzurri are in dire straits at present, having failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup after defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the play-offs.
Gennaro Gattuso resigned and so too did FIGC president Gabriele Gravina. Italy are awaiting their next manager and the aforementioned report states that the Italian Football Federation "feels it's their duty to contact" Guardiola.
The new Italy president is to be announced on June 22 and Gazzetta say giving Guardiola call should be a priority, with an expectation that he would at least consider the offer and that money would not be his motivation.
Former Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci lobbied for Guardiola to be appointed by his country, believing he would be a breath of fresh air.
"If there's a real desire to start over, I'd start with Pep Guardiola, because bringing in someone like him would mean making a complete change compared to everything that happened in the past," he said, speaking at the Laureus Cup.
"I think it's very difficult, but dreaming right now doesn't cost anything."
Guardiola has spoken about managing a national team and was heavily linked with the England and Brazil vacancies until the appointments of Thomas Tuchel and Carlo Ancelotti.
If Guardiola does move on after an illustrious decade at City, Fabrizio Romano reports that his former disciple Enzo Maresca is the leading contender as part of the club's "clear plan".
A former coach at City, Maresca left Chelsea in January, having won both the Conference League and Club World Cup.
Topics: Pep Guardiola, Man City
Josh Lawless