“Then I will retire from football”

Pep Guardiola He is the head coach of Manchester City since July 2016. He has won, among others, six champion titles in the Premier League and a Champions League.

Pep Guardiola makes a surprise announcement: “After City I retreat from football”

Asked if he took into account a return to Barcelona, Pep was categorical: “That stage ended permanently. It was an extraordinary period, but it's past. As president? No, I'm not made for such a role.

How long will I train? I don't know exactly, but I know for sure that after my time at Manchester City ends, I will retire from football. It is a firm decision. I do not know how long I will stay away, one year, two, three, five, ten or even fifteen.

But I will definitely stop, because I feel the need to take a break and focus on myself and my health, ”added the Catalan technician, according to Sportal.bg.

Pep's advice for Yamal: “Stop comparing it with Messi!”

Pep appealed to patience, respect and calm towards Lamine Yamal, a footballer who, although still very young, began to be compared to Leo Messi, one of the greatest footballers of all time.

“I think Yamal has to follow his way quietly. After 15 years of career we will be able to say if it was better or weaker than Messi. For now, we have to allow it to grow.

The fact that he is already compared to Messi says a lot about his potential. It's like comparing a painter with Van Gogh: the world says “wow, it's not bad, it means it's valuable.” Only the idea of comparison shows that he is a remarkable player.

But we have to let him evolve naturally and we will see where he gets. It has a huge talent, but comparisons with Messi are exaggerated. Messi scored 90 goals per season, years in a row, without breaks, without injuries. That says everything. Let's leave Yamal alone, “Guardiola told the Spanish edition of the GQ magazine.