Pep Guardiola signs Manchester City contract extension through 2027

After weeks and months of speculation, Pep Guardiola has finally put to bed any uncertainty over his future by signing a two-year contract extension to remain at Manchester City until the summer of 2027.

Guardiola was set to see his current contract expire in June, but he will now reach the 10-year mark at Manchester City at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season after moving to the Premier League from Bayern Munich in 2016.

Why has Pep Guardiola decided to stay at Manchester City?

While the decision to remain at Man City and chase what could a sixth and seventh straight PL title might seem an obvious choice to the outside world, but to hear Pep’s side of the story it was anything but obvious.

Since the beginning of the season, I’ve been thinking a lot. I want to be honest, I thought this [season] should be the last one. But the problems we had in the last month, I felt now was not the right time to leave. I didn’t want to let the club down.

Pep Guardiola

“The problems we had in the last month” is referring to City’s run of four straight defeats (for the first time since 2006) and the fact they sit — gasp — five points behind leaders Liverpool after 11 games this season. Up next is a visit from Tottenham, who began the four-game slide in the League Cup, on Saturday (12:30 pm ET).