Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has conquered the Premier League, Bundesliga and La Liga – could he take on the challenge of Serie A next?
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Could Pep Guardiola swap Manchester City for Juventus? Well, there is one thing that might just lure him to Italy.
Guardiola was linked with Juve back in 2019, only to stay put at Manchester City as the Serie A giants appointed Maurizio Sarri.
Last year, he signed a contract extension with the Premier League champions until 2025, but who knows where his future beyond that will lie...
Will Guardiola manage Juventus one day? (Image credit: Getty Images)
Having won titles in Spain, Germany (with Barcelona and Bayern Munich respectively) and England, Guardiola could fancy a challenge in another of Europe's top leagues.
"Juventus? They never contacted me. The food is very good in Italy. Would I coach them? I really like Italy; I often come on holiday."
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Massimiliano Allegri is the current Juve manager, having returned for a second spell at the helm 2021.
It has been a disappointing few years for the Turin club by their usual exceedingly high standards, though: after nine straight Serie A triumphs, they have gone three seasons without claiming the Scudetto.
Their seventh-placed finish last term was their worst since 2010/11 – and, having been due to play in the 2023/24 Europa Conference League, they were banned from European competition by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...
