Manchester City podcaster Stephen Tudor has recently made a worrying claim regarding Pep Guardiola’s future at the Etihad Stadium.
The 49-year-old Spaniard has been situated in Manchester since the summer of 2016 and has overseen 240 matches as City boss (per Transfermarkt).
Of those 240 games, a whopping 178 of them have been won which has led to City securing two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, three League Cups and two Community Shields during Guardiola’s tenure.
However, as things currently stand, the Spanish manager’s contract with the Citizens comes to an end at the end of the current campaign.
During the latest episode of a West Ham-based podcast, We Are West Ham, Tudor made an appearance to preview City’s game with the Irons this weekend and made a worrying claim. (53:00)
He said: “It very much feels like the beginning of the end phase. He still hasn’t committed to another contract, so, there’s every likelihood he’s going to leave at the end of this season.
“I believe that probably will be the case, although maybe it depends on how this season pans out, I don’t know. Maybe he is just keeping his options open to this point.
“He certainly loves it in Manchester and he loves the people and living there. He’s very happy with the club and he’s got all his friends around him as regards to the people high up there.
“So, he’s got everything in place but, from a footballing perspective, he has to almost start again this season after what happened last term. The players just looked jaded, it looked like we needed a reset.
“So, we’ll have to see how this season pans out but it does very much have a feeling that we’re in the final chapters now of what’s been just an extraordinary time to be a City fan.”
TIF Thoughts on Stephen Tudor’s claim regarding Pep Guardiola’s future…
As can be seen in what the podcaster had to say, he clearly believes that the Spanish manager’s days in Manchester are numbered.
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With City currently sat 11th in the Premier League table after four matches (per BBC), it will be interesting to see if the Manchester club can return to the higher reaches of the table and if that has any bearing on Guardiola’s future.