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Guardiola discusses Man City future with contract to expire next year

Pep Guardiola has commented on his future at Manchester City.

Guardiola, who has enjoyed much success since being appointed as City boss in 2016, sees his current contract expire at the end of next season.

Roy Keane has suggested that Guardiola should the next England manager, with the FA yet to appoint a permanent successor to Gareth Southgate. 

There remains much uncertainty regarding whether Guardiola will remain in charge of City. 

City are currently in second place in the Premier League, one point behind leaders Liverpool. 

Pep Guardiola has commented on his future as manager of Manchester City

Guardiola's current contract at City is set to expire at the end of this season

Asked whether he has decided to be the next England manager, Guardiola told Che Tempo Che Fa: 'It's not true. I'm Manchester City manager.'

However, Guardiola refused to rule anything out as he said: 'I've not decided anything, everything can happen. So I don't know'.

Guardiola commented further on his future at City amid continued uncertainty as he said: 'I still need to reflect and decide what I want to do'. 

During his time at City manager Guardiola has won six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups and four League Cups. 

Keane had claimed that the FA should look to appoint Guardiola after interim boss Lee Carsley initially appeared to rule himself out of contention for being the permanent successor to Gareth Southgate. 

Speaking on ITV, Keane said: 'Go after Pep [Guardiola], go for the best. Pep's contract is up the summer.

'The FA have to go for the best guy, I don't know if finances will play a part in it.

'If Lee (Carsley) obviously rules himself, and he's not interested, and that seems to be the noises coming out, then the FA better get busy and get the right man.'

Guardiola has enjoyed a vast amount of success during his time as manager of City

Roy Keane suggested that England should look to appoint Guardiola as their new manager

Interim England manager Lee Carsley initially appeared to rule out taking the permanent job

Speaking to ITV, Carsley appeared to suggest that he won't be taking the England job permanently.

Carsley said: ‘People are always going to try and put chips on the side. I’m genuinely in the middle.

‘This is a job that deserves a world class coach who’s won trophies, I’m still on the path to doing that.’

However, in his post-match press conference Carsley appeared to backtrack from those comments.

Asked if the interpretation that he had withdrawn from the race was wrong, Carsley answered: ‘Definitely.

‘I think it’s important I do the best that I can. It’s a privilege to do this job. I feel well trusted. It’s a great job and whoever gets it will prove deserving.

Asked if he thought the permanent job was too soon in his coaching career for him to accept now he said: 'Definitely not. I tried to make it clear as I could.

‘My remit was three camps in the Nations League. The point I was trying to make is it is one of the top jobs in the world and it deserves a top coach.

‘I’m finding this job a challenge in good way.’

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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