At both Barca and Bayern he was drained by the interference from those above him and indeed he took a year out for a rest.
At City there is no one above him, Khaldoon gives him a free rein. Khaldoon has more pressing issues and his responsibilities stretch to well over £500 Billion in assets. City are just £4 Billion. Pep involves himself in every aspect of the club, the facilities, all the staff, the culture, how they behave etc.....he has free rein.
He is surrounded by friends such as Txiki, Ferran, Omar, Estarte, etc, Pep has built the club in his own image.
He is paid very well and indeed has earned well over £100 million at City.
Where does he go after City, which club can offer the above. Does International football have the same intensity and he said after winning the UCL, we want to win more.
He's staying