One of Europe's top clubs is reportedly preparing to poach Pep Guardiola from Manchester City after the Premier League giants were charged with breaching more than 100 financial fair play regulations.
There are grave concerns for the Manchester club as they now face an uncertain future after a Premier League investigation saw them being charged with various breaches relating to the club's financial dealings between 2009 and 2018.
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The situation has also cast doubt on the future of some of their players as well as their manager, who had previously vowed to leave the club if those above him in the hierarchy ever "lied" to him about the team's financial dealings, per the Daily Mirror.
In May 2022, the Spaniard said: "Why did I defend the club and the people? It's because I work with them. When they are accused of something I ask them: 'Tell me about that.' They explain and I believe them.
"I said to them: 'If you lie to me, the day after I am not here. I will be out and I will not be your friend any more. I put my faith in you because I believe you 100% from day one and I defend the club because of that.'"
With City now facing some serious potential punishment, including expulsion from the league, a points deductions, and relegation, Guardiola has now been tipped to leave the side.
On-field issues have also started to creep into the speculation around his future, with a reported fallout having occurred with departed fullback Joao Cancelo and Erling Haaland also rumoured to be at loggerheads with the tactician.
According to L'Equipe, French giants Paris Saint-Germain are planning a bid to snap up the former FC Barcelona head coach, with the hope that he is a man of his word and will leave the Etihad if City are found guilty.
Although Christophe Galtier is currently in charge at PSG, the Parisians are not unfamiliar with replacing a manager before the expiry of their contract, with their past four head coaches – Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Tuchel, Unai Emery, and Laurent Blanc – all having been sacked before the scheduled end of their reigns.
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The tactician himself has insisted he has no plans to leave the club as his bosses "did not lie" to him.
"I am not moving from this seat, I want to stay. More than ever, I'm sure," he said during a press conference on Friday afternoon, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano.
"They did not lie to me.
"Look what happened with UEFA, we did not do anything wrong.
"Why should I not trust my people?"
Guardiola is contracted to City until June 2025 after he signed a two-year extension in November last year, but it remains to be seen if he will see out the duration of that deal.
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