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Pep Guardiola has been linked again with a return to Barcelona but the Manchester City coach has ruled out a second stage in command.
Pep Guardiola, Manchester City manager He says his time as a Barcelona manager “is over” as he ruled out any possibility of returning to his old club.
The 49-year-old is in the final year of his contract with City and has been linked with a return to Camp Nou. where he won 14 trophies during his time at the helm between 2008 and 2012.
Víctor Font, who aspires to succeed Josep Maria Bartomeu as Barça president, outlined his plans this week to reunite Guardiola with Lionel Messi in Catalonia.
However, Guardiola reiterated on Friday that he is “incredibly happy” at the Etihad Stadium and has now stated that he has no desire to coach the LaLiga giants for the second time.
“My stage as a Barcelona coach is over,“he told BT Sport.” In life you do things once.
“There are amazing people who can be in charge. Ronald Koeman, for example, is an incredible coach. It’s over.
“I’ll watch a game again, but I am happy here. I want to do well and this is the most important thing. “
Bartomeu and the entire Barcelona board resigned on Tuesday ahead of an expected vote of no confidence, with an interim board until the March elections.
Guardiola added: “Hopefully they can choose the right person and the right board to keep the club as it is, at the highest level.”
With City claiming their fourth win in five outings on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United, Kyle Walker scored the only goal in his 100th Premier League appearance with the club.
It was the 53rd Premier League goal that City have scored from outside the box with Guardiola, more than any other team since the start of the 2016-17 season.
Walker’s celebration was muted against his old side, but Guardiola recognized the importance of the shot in the 28th minute, one of eight shots that City made on target at Bramall Lane.
“I know that maybe he is not so happy to score against a club he loves very much, but for us it was very important,“Guardiola said in his post-match press conference.
“We played very well. We fought to score goals because of the opportunities we created. But they had a clear opportunity, nothing more, and I am incredibly satisfied. It is very important.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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