Guardiola 'not going to manage another club team'

Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City volition beryllium his last managerial occupation successful nine shot earlier helium "maybe" coaches a nationalist team.

The erstwhile Barcelona and Bayern Munich brag has won 15 large trophies since taking complaint of City successful 2016.

The 53-year-old Spaniard was approached successful the summer astir the anticipation of becoming England manager, but past period signed a two-year declaration extension with City until 2027.

Speaking to personage cook Dani Garcia connected YouTube, Guardiola did not bespeak erstwhile helium intends to measurement down astatine City but said helium would not instrumentality to nine shot - successful the Premier League oregon overseas.

"I'm not going to negociate different team," helium said.

"I'm not talking astir the semipermanent future, but what I'm not going to bash is permission Manchester City, spell to different country, and bash the aforesaid happening arsenic now.

"I wouldn't person the energy. The thought of starting determination else, each the process of grooming and truthful on. No, no, no. Maybe a nationalist team, but that's different.

"I privation to permission it and spell and play golf, but I can't [if helium takes a nine job]. I deliberation stopping would bash maine good."

City person won conscionable erstwhile since Guardiola extended his declaration - and erstwhile successful 9 games since beating Southampton connected 26 October.

That triumph came astatine location to Nottingham Forest past Wednesday, but was followed by a 2-2 gully astatine Crystal Palace astatine the weekend.

The Blues visit Juventus adjacent successful the Champions League connected Wednesday (20:00 GMT), earlier hosting Manchester United successful the Premier League connected Sunday (16:30).

"Right present we are not successful the presumption - erstwhile we person had the results of the past seven, 8 games - to speech astir winning games successful plural," said Guardiola astatine his pre-match quality conference.

"We person to triumph the crippled and not look astatine what happens successful the adjacent 1 yet."