HOME > Football

Guardiola: Tell the club that I won t stay if they don t reduce the roster

9:51am, 22 May 2025【Football】

In the 37th round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3-1 and rose to third place. Many players did not make it to the 20-man roster in this game. Guardiola openly stated after the game:

"I told the club that I don't want that (a huge lineup), I don't want five or six players to sit on the stands. I want to resign. If they don't reduce the lineup, I won't stay."

"My soul doesn't allow me to hand over the players to the stands. Now this happens because we add 4 players. There are 3-4 months, we lack guards and can't choose 11 people. It's too difficult, and after that, the players emerge again."

"But we can't do this again next season. As a coach, I can't bring 24 people, and I have to keep 5-6 players in Manchester every time because they can't play. This can't happen again, I told the club that I don't want (this situation). "