The immediate past Manager of the Manchester City football club, Pep Guardiola has assumed new role at City Group following the end of his contract as the Coach of the Club.
The City announced that their greatest boss in history will be taking up an ambassadorial role which will see him give advice to all of the clubs within the City Group across all aspects of football.
The Spaniard who joined Man City in the summer of 2016 and has gone on to win everything, including the Champions League and two domestic trophies this year, said: “When I arrived, my first interview was with Noel Gallagher. I walked out thinking, ‘Okay… Noel is here? This will be fun.
“And what a time we have had together. Don’t ask me the reasons I’m leaving. There is no reason, but deep inside, I know it’s my time. Nothing is eternal, if it was, I would be here. Eternal will be the feeling, the people, the memories, the love I have for my Manchester City.
“This is a city built from work. From graft. You see it in the colour of the bricks. From people who clocked in early, stayed late. The factories. The Pankhursts. The unions. The music. Simply the Industrial Revolution and how this changed the world. And I think I grew to understand that, and my teams did too.
“We worked. We suffered. We fought. And we did things our own way. Our way.
“Hard work comes in many forms. Trips to Bournemouth, when we lost the Premier League, and you were there. Trips to Istanbul, when you were there, too.
“Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for trusting me. Thank you for pushing me. Thank you for loving me.
On his new role, Pep said: “We talked together and I said I would love to continue to be part of this club, not a manager, I will take zero decisions, but to represent this club and organisation, I will be there.
“I like to still be part of this club in a different role. Not in daily decision or spotlight, but behind the scenes, I would like to be part of that.”