{"id":4256,"date":"2026-05-18T23:07:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2026-05-18T23:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:07:50","slug":"enzo-maresca-expected-to-replace-pep-guardiola-at-man-city-when-manager-leaves-this-summer-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeepat.name.ng\/?p=4256","title":{"rendered":"Enzo Maresca expected to replace Pep Guardiola at Man City when manager leaves this summer- Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Man City future<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola<\/strong> will stand down as <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> manager after Sunday&#8217;s final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa &#8211; <em>Daily Mail.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea boss <strong>Enzo Maresca<\/strong> is expected to replace <strong>Pep Guardiola<\/strong> at <strong>Man City<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enzo Maresca <\/strong>has already agreed to succeed the outgoing <strong>Pep Guardiola <\/strong>as <strong>Manchester City <\/strong>manager &#8211;<em> talkSPORT.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pep Guardiola <\/strong>has a clause in his contract that allows him to depart <strong>Man City<\/strong> a year early &#8211; <em>The Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Man City<\/strong> staff and players believe that <strong>Pep Guardiola<\/strong> will announce as soon as next week that he plans to step down following their final match of the season against Aston Villa &#8211; <em>The Times.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-site-video sdc-article-widget callfn\" data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed=\"\" data-asset-id=\"5245c1d6-80aa-46e8-958b-e149483b49e5\" data-asset-path=\"\" data-asset-version=\"\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/api.condatis.sky\\\/auth\\\/video\\\/token&quot;,&quot;tokenRequired&quot;:true,&quot;fetchMethod&quot;:&quot;url&quot;,&quot;fetchOptions&quot;:{&quot;encoded&quot;:true},&quot;headers&quot;:{&quot;X-SkyGDP-Proposition&quot;:&quot;sportweb&quot;,&quot;X-SkyGDP-Territory&quot;:&quot;GB&quot;,&quot;Authorization&quot;:&quot;OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=&quot;}}\" data-caption=\"Jamie Carragher and Patrick Vieira react to reports of Pep Guardiola leaving Man City this summer, though the club have not confirmed any news. \" data-clip-type=\"\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition=\"\" data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_5245c1d6-80aa-46e8-958b-e149483b49e5\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options=\"\" data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name=\"\" data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline=\"\" data-sensitive=\"\" data-sdc-id=\"7252683\" data-sdc-video-id=\"5245c1d6-80aa-46e8-958b-e149483b49e5\" data-sport-category=\"\" data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids=\"\" data-video-id=\"ref:5245c1d6-80aa-46e8-958b-e149483b49e5\" data-video-type=\"\" data-auto-pause-on-not-visible=\"\" data-defer-source=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position=\"\" data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip=\"\" data-show-live-stream-scrubber=\"\" data-autoload=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-video__content\" data-role=\"bridge-controller\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ ());\">\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-pep-guardiola-man-city_7252690.jpg?20260518224114\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher and former Patrick Vieira react to reports of Pep Guardiola leaving Man City and how it could motivate the players going into the final two games of the season if the news is true. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/768x432\/skysports-pep-guardiola-man-city_7252690.jpg?20260518224114 600w,https:\/\/e0.365dm.com\/26\/05\/1600x900\/skysports-pep-guardiola-man-city_7252690.jpg?20260518224114\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><br \/>\n          <span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-loader\"\/><\/p>\n<p>          <\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_5245c1d6-80aa-46e8-958b-e149483b49e5\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"video-js sdc-site-video__tag\" controls=\"\" playsinline=\"\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"\/>\n        <\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-site-video__caption ui-media-caption\">\n<p>          <span class=\"ui-media-caption__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Jamie Carragher and Patrick Vieira react to reports of Pep Guardiola leaving Man City this summer, though the club have not confirmed any news. <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Transfers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>West Ham <\/strong>will be under pressure to raise more than \u00a3100m through player sales if they are relegated &#8211; 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