SUMMARY
- The pressure is on Pep Guardiola and Manchester City in the 2023-24 season to bring the best out of Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne.
- Haaland broke Premier League record for goals last year but rumors were created saying he wanted to leave according to Spanish reports.
Pep Guardiola has been one of the best managers in soccer history for the past decade. He has showcased his value to the entire soccer community by winning numerous trophies in his career. Pep boasts a high profile and has managed one of the best clubs in the sport.
He started his career managing FC Barcelona and then moved on to Bayern Munich winning trophies at both clubs and then made his move to EPL giants Manchester City FC. He has taken over the EPL and has been winning consistently in England.
Pep Guardiola on whether he would consider leaving Man City. pic.twitter.com/4pf0ml9eDt
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Recently, many rumors have been spreading regarding his departure from Manchester City as his rival Jurgen Klopp announced his retirement from the sport. However, he quickly put an end to those rumors by confirming that he would be staying at Manchester City FC beyond 2025.
It remains to be seen what happens next with Pep Guardiola and Manchester City this 2023-24 season as a lot of pressure will be on Pep and his star players Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne to deliver. For City to taste any form of success this season, the whole team will have to be up and running.
Pep Guardiola issues a stern warning to Real Madrid regarding his star player Erling Haaland
Regarding Erling Haaland’s possible signing with Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola has sent out a new, noncommittal warning, implying that Manchester City intends to retain the star striker for ten years. Haaland set a record for the most goals scored in a single season in the Premier League last year, but reports from Spain indicated he was dissatisfied and wanted to leave the team.
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“It’s not going to happen. It’s going to happen when Erling decides to extend the contract or not, when the club decides to extend a contract or not, or when we have potential offers to him or not. If someone wants Erling, it’s easy. Call Man City and ask. It’s what we do when we want to sign someone, it’s not more complicated than that,” said Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland’s possible move to Real Madrid.
Italian soccer legend gives important advice to Pep Guardiola regarding Erling Haaland
If Italian legend Giovanni Galli were Pep Guardiola, he would enable Erling Haaland to leave Manchester City to recruit Dusan Vlahovic, according to Galli. “Maybe it may seem like a provocation to you, but for me, it’s not that much of a provocation: if I were [Pep] Guardiola and they told me, ‘You would make the exchange between [Dusan] Vlahovic and [Erling] Haaland’, I would do it easily. Dusan has nothing to envy the Norwegian“, he told Tuttosport.
Is another goal on the cards for Erling Haaland tonight? 👀 pic.twitter.com/raAtnNWHoV
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 5, 2024
Both Haaland and Vlahovic were regarded as among the top young strikers in the world before their signings to Manchester City and Juventus, respectively. During his time at Borussia Dortmund, the Norwegian star was destroying the Bundesliga, while the Serbian goal scorer was dominating Serie A at Fiorentina.
But when Dusan Vlahovic signed with Juventus and Erling Haaland joined Manchester City, their destinies could not have been more dissimilar. Although Haaland has won the treble and broken the record for most goals scored in a single season in the Premier League, Vlahovic hasn’t been able to match his incredible play from his time at Fiorentina.