Pep Guardiola has hit back at a journalist who claims he admitted to the Brazilian press that he would leave Manchester City at the end of his current contract.
The premier league champions are set to kick off their Champions League campaign with a tricky tie against RB Leipzig on Wednesday evening.
They will be looking to bounce back from heartbreak in the final last time out, where they were defeated 1-0 by Chelsea at the final hurdle.
During his pre-match press conference, Guardiola was asked whether his drive remained the same, after he allegedly said that he would be leaving Manchester City in 2023.
However, the Spaniard refuted these claims, and instead confirmed that his passion was unchanged, saying:
“I didn’t say that,” Pep responded with a firm response.
These Guardiola’s comments on his future has prompt Plenty of Sky Blues to react on social media.
Please stay forever, @PepTeam https://t.co/euJ6BUfv0B
— Anthony Harris (@Antzharris10) September 14, 2021
Trust me he will not gonna leave 👍
— Abraham Aziz💙 (@mancityboy17) September 14, 2021
He looked pretty pissed at that
— CITYZEN (@austin3mb) September 14, 2021
Could he stay longer 👀👀👀
— im a grandma (@OldGrandma6) September 14, 2021
Yea but it’s still pretty obvious he’s gonna leave us in 2023, hopefully he doesn’t though… time will tell🙏🏻❤
— Perppa🇫🇮💙 (@MPerppa) September 14, 2021
I reckon he’d sign a surprise new contract last minute
— 47 (@haydenbate69) September 14, 2021
Pep extending pic.twitter.com/awxYSwTSAu
— .🇹🇹. (@kenob99) September 14, 2021
He’s going to die managing Manchester City https://t.co/VroGs8zqDl pic.twitter.com/EmaQSs415D
— ً (@17iSzn) September 14, 2021
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