Pep Guardiola issues huge update on Man City exit hours before FA Cup final against Chelsea

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has provided a fresh update on whether he will leave the club at the end of the 2025/26 campaign.

Since arriving at the Etihad in 2016, Guardiola has guided Man City to 16 major honours, including six Premier League titles and one UEFA Champions League.

Guardiola has already added the Carabao Cup to his trophy cabinet earlier this year and has the opportunity to win the FA Cup for the third time when his side face Chelsea on what will be the coach’s 24th trip to Wembley on Saturday afternoon (May 16).

Ahead of the match, there have been suggestions that this could, in fact, be Guardiola’s final match at Wembley, with his future beyond the current campaign in doubt.

During a press conference just hours before the showpiece match, the Spaniard suggested he had won 19 titles in a decade, not 16, pointing to the three Community Shield victories during his time at City before speaking candidly about his future.

“Yeah. Of course, 19 titles in 10 years is not bad,” he said.

“They don’t need to wait until I’m leaving, they know I’ve been fun. I’ve been fucking fun. So, 19 titles, fighting for 20 in 10 years, it’s not bad, honestly.”

Guardiola issues Man City exit update

When asked if the FA Cup final potentially being his last match as City manager at Wembley brought him a tinge of sadness, he said: “No way. No way. I have one year [left on my] contract.

“I’m so disappointed that they don’t make a stand for Pep [at Wembley], considering the number of times I’ve been there – at least a lounge or a box. Maybe I’ll go 24 more times.

“It’s been a special place, with Barcelona in 1992 [winning the European Cup as a player] and then against Manchester United with Barcelona [winning the Champions League as head coach in 2011] for the second time, and many times since I’ve been here with semi-finals and finals. It’s really good to go to Wembley again. Top.”

If Guardiola wins the FA Cup, he will become just the fifth manager to lift the crown four times, alongside John Nicholson, Sir Alex Ferguson, George Ramsay and Arsene Wenger.

Guardiola’s current contract is set to expire in the summer of 2027.