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Pep Guardiola suggests he could leave Manchester City when his contract expires in 2023

Pep Guardiola's contract runs out in 2023; 50-year-old joined Manchester City in 2016; Guardiola said: "After seven years on this team, I think I'm going to have a stop. I'm going to have to take a break."

Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola has suggested he could leave Manchester City when his current contract runs out in 2023.

The 50-year-old Spaniard, who joined City in 2016 and has won three Premier League titles, feels he may need a rest after seven years in charge.

The former Barcelona boss revealed his next ambition is to take charge of a national team.

"Next step will be a national team, if there is a possibility," he said at an XP Investimentos event on Wednesday.

"After seven years on this team, I think I'm going to have a stop. I'm going to have to take a break, see what we've done.

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"And in the process, I would like to coach a South American (team), European, playing a Copa America, I want to have that experience."

Guardiola took a 12-month break following his departure from Barcelona in 2012 after four years at the Nou Camp, and joined Bayern Munich in 2013.

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His comments come on the day City's pursuit of Harry Kane ended, with the England captain confirming he would be staying at Tottenham this summer.