SUMMARY
- The veteran Spanish manager Pep Guardiola is regarded as one of the best tacticians in the game of soccer in the modern era.
- Apart from the Premier League title, he has also won three Champions League trophies in his managerial career.
The veteran Spanish manager Pep Guardiola is regarded as one of the best tacticians in the game of soccer in the modern era. The 52-year-old has won England’s top-tier soccer league competition, the Premier League five times with his current club Manchester City.
Apart from the Premier League title, he has also won three Champions League trophies in his managerial career. Pep Guardiola is known for his in-game management and getting the best out of his players. He’s currently helmed as the best active manager by the soccer pundits.
Apart from his on-field antics, Pep is also known for expressing his opinions regarding the game lucidly during his interviews. The elite manager holds nothing when it comes to forming strategies to get the better of his opposition. Guardiola has managed some of the biggest clubs in Europe in his career so far. Here we look at his top three managerial contracts.
Manchester City
Pep Guardiola joined the Premier League outfit Manchester City in the year 2016. He signed a three-year contract with the English club. His contract was reportedly valued at around the total sum of £45 million ($57.1 million), depicting his annual wages to the mark of £15 million ($19.03 million).
OFFICIAL: Pep Guardiola has extended his contract as Manchester City manager to 2025 😤 pic.twitter.com/EyPbwaMurK
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 23, 2022
However, after his stellar performances as the manager of the club, City’s hierarchy decided to give him a contract extension in the year 2020. The Spanish manager further signed a two-year contract extension with the club lasting up to the 2022-2023 season.
However, having won the Premier League in the 2022-2023 season, the veteran decided to hold his stay at the club for two more years till the end of the 2024-2025 season. His current annual salary at City is termed to be around £20 million ($25.36 million). However, this figure doesn’t include the bonuses which he is entitled to receive further.
FC Bayern Munich
Pep managed the Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich in Germany from the year 2013 to 2016. He went on to win three consecutive Bundesliga titles with the club. Under his reign, Bayern became an invincible force in Germany’s top-flight soccer.
Guardiola on joining Bayern in 2013: “When Bayern Munich call, you have to go. This train only passes once. I don’t regret it one second and won’t forget how they took care of my family”
— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) April 10, 2023
The veteran manager signed a three-year contract with the club in 2013. As per reports upon his arrival at the club, he became the highest paid manager in the soccer hierarchy. His annual wages at the Bundesliga club were marked at the figure of $24 million.
FC Barcelona
Pep Guardiola won the prestigious competition of the UEFA Champions League two times with the La Liga club FC Barcelona. The 52-year-old took his home country’s club to the Champions League title in the year 2009 as well as in 2011. It was his stint with Barca, that made his name stand out in the soccer world.
In 2009 he completed a treble with the Spanish club. In addition to winning the Champions League, he also won the domestic competitions of the La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Pep initially signed for a managerial role with Barca in the year 2008. His first contract with the club lasted till June 2011.
However, he went on to sign a one-year contract extension with the club in the year 2011. It kept him at the club till June 2012. His reported annual salary figure at the La Liga club in 2012 was around $6.3 million. Guardiola is still termed as one of the best managers to ever coach Barca in the last 15 years.