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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has expressed his gratitude to fans who are set to unfurl a banner asking him to stay at the club.
The 1894 Group raised over £1,000 in less than 24 hours, with the banner set to be displayed at City’s game at home to Fulham on Saturday. Guardiola said that he is willing to pay for the banner, which will read ‘Pep Guardiola, we want you to stay’ in Catalan.
There remains much uncertainty regarding Guardiola’s future at the club, with his contract set to expire at the end of the season, with the Catalan coach regularly preferring to pen only shorter term deals.
When asked whether he will remain at the club, though, Guardiola remained coy and simply replied: ‘Let’s see’.
As reported by BBC Sport, Guardiola said: ‘They have to bring me the bill, I have to pay for the banner.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola says he will pay for a banner from fans asking him to stay
The banner, organised by the 1894 Group, is set to urge Guardiola to remain at the club
‘What can I say? Thank you so much, I fell in love since the first day I arrived here, let’s see.’
Guardiola has enjoyed a trophy-laden spell in charge of City, which included winning the treble in the 2022-23 campaign and turning the side into arguably the most dominant in Premier League history.
In total, Guardiola has won six Premier League titles as City manager as well as two FA Cups, four League Cups and the Champions League all since arriving just eight years ago.
Guardiola was appointed as City manager in 2016, having previously had spells in charge of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, where he had similar levels of domestic dominance.
Guardiola has guided City to much silverware since being appointed as manager in 2016
City are chasing further glory this campaign and are currently one point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool, level with main rivals Arsenal after six games.
City are facing 115 charges of allegedly breaking FFP rules across a nine year period, with the high-profile trial starting on September 16.
