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Pep Guardiola

MANCHESTER. — Pep Guardiola has hinted he would be willing to extend his stay at Manchester City, but knows his future will be dictated by the trophies he wins.

The Spaniard is entering the second season of his three-year deal and will hope to improve on the third-place English Premier League finish City managed in his debut campaign in charge, when they finished 15 points behind champions Chelsea.

Guardiola has received strong backing from City’s board this summer, spending over £200 million to bring in Bernardo Silva, Ederson Moraes, Kyle Walker, Danilo, Benjamin Mendy and Douglas Luiz.

The 46-year-old remained at Barcelona for four seasons and Bayern Munich for three before leaving in search of a new challenge, but he is open-minded about potentially staying longer at the Etihad Stadium.

“I will try to remain as long as possible to help, to help City keep moving forward and stay high,” Guardiola said. — Sky Sports.