Pep Guardiola has hinted at what he will do when he leaves Manchester City (Image: Getty)
has admitted that taking some time away from football will do him ‘good’ despite only recently penning a new contract with . The six-time -winning head coach says he will not manage another club team when he departs the reigning champions.
In November, Guardiola dispelled a one-year deal with the option of an extra 12 months. His previous deal had been due to expire at the end of the season.
But the Spaniard insists that he would actually prefer to quit football to move away and play golf. When he eventually leaves City, Guardiola says he will move to a new country, learn French, and reflect on what he has done well during his career. While he says he does not have the energy to start a new project with another club, he has not ruled out managing a national team.
Speaking to Spanish chef Dani Garcia on the YouTube channel, Guardiola said: “I want to leave it and go and play golf but I can’t.
“A time will come when I feel it’s enough and I’ll definitely stop then. I’m not going to manage another team. I’m not talking about the long-term future but what I’m not going to do is leave and go to another country to do the same thing as I am now.
“I wouldn’t have the energy to do so. I’m still here doing what I am today. But the thought of starting off somewhere else, with all the process of the training and so on… no, no, no! Maybe a national team but that’s different.
Pep Guardiola was furious after Man City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace on Saturday (Image: Getty)
“I should stop, like these chefs that go to other countries, stop and see what we’ve done well and what we could do better and when you’re busy all day, every day you don’t have time to do that. I think stopping would do me good.”
Guardiola’s City have endured a tough start to the season and do not currently seem capable of challenging for the title. Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace saw them drop points again and they have fallen to fourth in the top-flight. League leaders are eight points ahead of City and have played a game fewer.
City recently halted a remarkable seven-match winless run by beating Nottingham Forest 3-0 last week. They face a crunch Manchester derby against next Sunday, and travel to Juventus in the Champions League tomorrow (Wednesday).