{"id":119430,"date":"2025-05-21T09:30:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119430\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:30:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:30:15","slug":"pep-guardiola-makes-shock-man-city-quit-threat-as-boss-reveals-the-one-thing-that-will-push-him-out-of-the-club-this-summer-i-will-not-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/119430\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola makes shock Man City quit threat as boss reveals the one thing that will push him out of the club this summer: &#8216;I will not stay&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Pep Guardiola has laid out his demands ahead of Man City&#8217;s summer re-build<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>City are preparing to bid farewell to long-serving midfielder Kevin De Bruyne\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>LISTEN NOW: <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymail.lnk.to\/its-all-kicking-offDM\">It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/a> Should Oliver Glasner leave Palace for Spurs?\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-153\/james-cohen.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JAMES COHEN<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  02:58 EDT, 21 May 2025   |  Updated:  03:31 EDT, 21 May 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/pep_guardiola\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a66771b0-360c-11f0-b145-e5902b2d9728\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Pep Guardiola<\/a> has shockingly threatened to quit <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-city\/index.html\" id=\"mol-284885e0-3615-11f0-8289-69f15fc4c9e8\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> this summer as he laid out his summer demands to his bosses. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">City have endured a campaign to forget after falling far beneath their typical perch atop the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a669e2b0-360c-11f0-b145-e5902b2d9728\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> table and finding themselves third in the league, with a summer rebuild expected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The former champions were left in the dust by <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/liverpool\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a65fa980-360c-11f0-b145-e5902b2d9728\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/arsenal\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a65dadb0-360c-11f0-b145-e5902b2d9728\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> in the title race and &#8211; as ther prepare to bid farewell to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/kevin-de-bruyne\/index.html\" id=\"mol-a665c400-360c-11f0-b145-e5902b2d9728\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a> &#8211; are hoping to strengthen during the upcoming <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/transfernews\/index.html\" id=\"mol-284be140-3615-11f0-8289-69f15fc4c9e8\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer window<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ahead of that crucial period, Guardiola has outlined his demands to the club hierarchy and revealed what it will take to keep him at the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Speaking on Tuesday night: &#8216;I told the club I don&#8217;t want a big squad. I don&#8217;t want to put five, six players in the [squad], I don&#8217;t want that. I will quit&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;If they don&#8217;t make a short squad, I will not stay. It&#8217;s impossible for my soul to put players in the tribune and cannot play&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-49d93116054d5f66\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98596167-14734179-image-a-1_1747810288229.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola is preparing to lead Man City through a summer re-build after a difficult year\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Pep Guardiola is preparing to lead Man City through a summer re-build after a difficult year<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7c8337b9cdb1eec\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98596129-14734179-image-a-2_1747810291486.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\" alt=\"City will bid farewell to Kevin De Bruyne (middle) after a 10-year tenure with the club\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">City will bid farewell to Kevin De Bruyne (middle) after a 10-year tenure with the club<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mail Sport recently reported that City had withdrawn from the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz over the high price-tag on the German star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">City had identified the Germany international as the perfect successor to the outgoing <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/kevin-de-bruyne\/index.html\" id=\"mol-af1564c0-34c2-11f0-8380-5b2e0ce88e06\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a>, who is set to walk out at the Etihad Stadium for the final time on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Club chiefs had held talks with Wirtz&#8217;s camp but have withdrawn from the running, with <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/bayern-munich\/index.html\" id=\"mol-af09a4f0-34c2-11f0-8380-5b2e0ce88e06\" rel=\"noopener\">Bayern Munich<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/liverpool\/index.html\" id=\"mol-af0ba0c0-34c2-11f0-8380-5b2e0ce88e06\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> both keen on the 22-year-old&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">City say that the deal to land Wirtz would be the largest in the club&#8217;s history and potentially topping \u00a3250million with wages and bonuses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile, earlier in the night, Guardiola broke down in tears as\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/kevin-de-bruyne\/index.html\" id=\"mol-125763d0-35c2-11f0-a607-299c7b6a93b7\" class=\"class\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin De Bruyne<\/a> waved goodbye to the Etihad following his final game there as a City player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The club opted against renewing his contract for next season, meaning the Belgian midfielder will depart the club after a decade that saw him win a wealth of honours including the\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/champions_league\/index.html\" id=\"mol-125cbb00-35c2-11f0-a607-299c7b6a93b7\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> and six <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/premierleague\/index.html\" id=\"mol-125c45d0-35c2-11f0-a607-299c7b6a93b7\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> titles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">De Bruyne, who played 421 times for the club,\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14733073\/Kevin-Bruyne-bemoans-terrible-miss-emotional-Etihad-farewell-cut-short-Mateo-Kovacic-red-card.html\" rel=\"noopener\">missed a sitter in his final game at the ground<\/a> he has called home for so long, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-14732875\/Kevin-Bruyne-Manchester-City-Etihad.html\" rel=\"noopener\">blazing his effort on to the crossbar from just yards out<\/a>. But he did not let that spoil his goodbye after the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">As the lights went out inside the ground, De Bruyne, alongside his wife Michele Lacroix and their three children &#8211; Mason, Rome and Suri &#8211; took to the pitch for the final time as the fans sang his name.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e5b1229570fc02c\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/98532247-14734179-Manchester_City_have_pulled_out_of_the_race_to_sign_Bayer_Leverk-a-7_1747812112742.jpeg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Manchester City have pulled out of the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Manchester City have pulled out of the race to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Florian Wirtz<\/p>\n<p>     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/teamsheet\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TS_636_Desktop_Promo_Slim.png\" width=\"636px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">City players and officials gave him a guard of honour as he made his way to the centre circle, surrounded by fireworks and smaller lights. He stopped the clap the fans in attendance as Guardiola watched on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It was then he was interviewed and asked how the reception made him feel, to which he replied: &#8216;Very emotional.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Guardiola was then seen in tears, as De Bruyne took a moment to collect his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A handful of former team-mates then appeared on the big screens in the ground to send messages of goodwill, including the likes of Sergio Aguero and Riyad Mahrez.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Pep Guardiola makes shock Man City quit threat as boss reveals the one thing that will push him out of the club this summer: &#8216;I will not stay&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola has laid out his demands ahead of Man City&#8217;s summer re-build City are preparing to bid&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":119431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[161,92,94,1858,179,1037,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-119430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-dailymail","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kevin-de-bruyne","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-pep-guardiola","14":"tag-sport","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114545126731582385","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}