Pep Guardiola says no-one at Manchester Metropolis, himself included, deserves a bonus after a season of wrestle.
FIFA introduced this week the winners of the revamped Membership World Cup would take residence £97million, assuming they gained their group stage matches as nicely.
Metropolis are one of many taking part groups in america, with the competitors getting underway on June 15, however requested if the supervisor or gamers would obtain a share of that, Guardiola mentioned: “We don’t deserve it this season. We don’t deserve a bonus this season.
“If we go there and win, it’s for the membership. Managers, employees, backroom employees, gamers; we don’t deserve [a bonus]. Not even a watch.”
Bournemouth tie enormous for Metropolis
Metropolis’s hopes of clinching a fifth successive Premier League title evaporated a number of weeks in the past they usually at present sit fifth within the desk, lodged in a battle to complete in a Champions League spot.
Their remaining probability of silverware this season is within the FA Cup they usually face a tough quarter-final tie at Bournemouth on Sunday.
Metropolis misplaced 2-1 on the Vitality Stadium in November and Guardiola is anticipating one other powerful recreation in opposition to a workforce that play with nice depth underneath Andoni Iraola.
“They’ve a particular manner of taking part in and it really works with the gamers and the concepts that they’ve,” mentioned the previous Barcelona boss. “Each workforce performs in a particular manner they usually do it very well. Different groups are extra direct, different groups need extra crosses.”
Metropolis are again, Metropolis are again! 👋 pic.twitter.com/O4p1fj1OiG
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) March 27, 2025
Guardiola coy on De Bruyne future
The Membership World Cup has added a possible headache for Metropolis with the Premier League opening an extra switch window from June 1 to June 10 to allow golf equipment to bolster their squads and tie current gamers right down to new offers earlier than the match will get underway.
This opens the potential for Kevin De Bruyne, who’s out of contract on the finish of this season, departing sooner than scheduled.
Requested in regards to the Belgium playmaker’s future on the Etihad, Guardiola mentioned: “It’s between the membership and Kevin and his agent.
“Within the place that I’m in, we’re simply involved in regards to the workforce and ending the season in the perfect place potential. We have now to consider the perfect factor for the membership with the FA Cup, the Premier League and the Membership World Cup.”
Guardiola additionally gave a cautious reply to a query asking if injured midfielder Rodri might be again for the Membership World Cup.
He mentioned: “It will be good if he might play tomorrow however [that would be] the incorrect choice proper now. He’s behaving on the pitch very well however competitors is totally different. We have now to make certain he’s tremendous earlier than he’s concerned.”
A visit to the Vitality Stadium for our #FACup quarter-final 👊
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— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) March 26, 2025
Guardiola insists the FA Cup will at all times be essential to Metropolis
Metropolis head to the South Coast as favourites to win the FA Cup and hope to increase their exceptional document of reaching the semi-finals to a seventh successive 12 months.
Guardiola has at all times taken the cup competitions significantly and he says that stance isn’t about to alter.
“We see each week within the Premier League and might show it once more within the FA Cup. I bear in mind at Barcelona and Bayern Munich, in England the most important factor is each workforce can beat each workforce,” he mentioned.
“I’ve seen groups like Liverpool who’ve carried out wonderful within the Premier League, as have Arsenal, however the remainder of the groups, all the pieces can occur.
“We take the FA Cup significantly just like the Carabao Cup prior to now after we gained it 4 occasions in a row.”
