Pep's contract situation | 2 year extension confirmed! (pg1817)

[waspish]

How can be make it 5 when you just said he's going in a few weeks!

Didn't put feeling he "could" leave.

 

[Eric Hitchmough]

No substance in that article at all.

Not saying Pep will extend, but any of us could’ve cobbled that together and scheduled it to coincide with the parade.

 

[Gordyola]

Don’t get the Pep to NYCFC his wife lives in Barcelona where she runs the family’s fashion business their youngest daughter is there other daughter and son live in London Pep can see all of them easily from Manchester so I don’t see that happening Maybe it would suit Kev

 

[KingGeorge]

Also, Xabi Alonso will never come. He has a huge chance of being either Madrid or Liverpool next manager, and he will want that before managing us.

Alonso already passed on Liverpool …

 

[Blu3m00n91]

My gut feeling is when we get the signings he wants and Pep see’s how hungry the players are to go again he’ll extend a year

 

[Gordyola]

Doesn't his Mrs live in New York?

No Barcelona

 

[BamberBridgeBlue]

Whether it’s true or not, Pep will always be a blue and will be advising on a successor. We all know it can’t last forever. Going on too long can make it even more difficult when he does go. So many examples of clubs struggling after an extended period of success with one manager.

 

[KingGeorge]

Don’t get the Pep to NYCFC his wife lives in Barcelona where she runs the family’s fashion business their youngest daughter is there other daughter and son live in London Pep can see all of them easily from Manchester so I don’t see that happening Maybe it would suit Kev

Yeah I don’t get the NY angle either. I would think he would take a national team over managing in MLS. I don’t see the attraction of MLS for him.

 

[chris85mcfc]

Who knows. I doubt Gaughan has put that article out based on nothing though.

Technically, he could have put it out knowing that his contract ends next summer.

As things stand, he's spot on with what he's written until Pep extends.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Right in the middle of the parade. Cheers, Jack.

The story has probably leaked out of one of the celebrations. Lots of opportunities for loose talk at these sort of events. Personally I think the New York City FC Story sounds plausible though I would expect Pep to remain in charge at City at least till the first proper Club World Cup next year in the USA. I think New York (and the huge growth of soccer in the USA) is the sort of left-field project which would appeal to Pep for a few years. The idea of staying with his pals at CFG may also appeal to him at least in the short term.