According to reports, Pep Guardiola “continues to change his decision” on whether or not to stay at Manchester City beyond the end of this season.

Guardiola‘Man City’s long-term future is uncertain. He has entered the final year of his current deal and it remains to be seen if he will extend his deal.

The Spaniard’s uncertain future has led to Man City being linked to several potential replacements and there are currently two common favorites vying to succeed him at the Etihad.

Last week, A report from reliable journalist David Ornstein has revealed that Guardiola is ‘most likely’ to ‘extend for another year’ after he failed to get the England job.

“Pep Guardiola was not in a position to commit at that time and so the FA should have adapted their plans accordingly,” Ornstein told NBC Sports.

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“When the Guardiola story came out about a week ago, I did some checking and it was quite clear to me that it was more likely that Pep Guardiola would extend at Man City for a year than any other thing, including the post in England.

“He always tends to make his decision quite late. I broke the news in November 2022, that he would sign his final contract, which was nearing his final six months. And we must not forget that Txiki Begiristain is leaving, he is the sports director.

“Pep Guardiola said: ‘Part of me is leaving’, but that was interpreted as ‘Part of me stays’. So maybe we haven’t seen the end of Pep Guardiola at City.

However, a Spanish report claims that Guardiola “continues to modify his decision” and has “requested that the explosive summer signing continues”.

It is claimed the club ‘know’ the signing of Bayer Leverkusen sensation Florian Wirtz could entice Guardiola to stay for another year.

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Wirtz would be the “main target” to replace Kevin De Bruyne, who is also expected to be out of contract in 2025. His future would be “increasingly uncertain” as “rumors of a transfer to Saudi Arabia strengthen” . ‘.

Man City are not alone in targeting Wirtz, but the report claims they have “already taken the first steps” to sign him next year.

“The Manchester City board have already taken the first steps to try to secure his signature and according to reports the transfer could be worth almost €100m (around £83m) .

“However, Bayer Leverkusen do not seem willing to let their star go easily and they also face competition from Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​who are also said to be interested in the German talent.

“Despite this, Manchester City is convinced that the project of Pep Guardiola, current Champions League champion, will be the main argument to convince Wirtz to join his team.”