Pep Guardiola potential ‘next role emerges’ as football legend backs manager

The Premier League legend could be closing in on another title at Man City, but reports have linked with a move elsewhere afterwards.

After a major week of defeating the title-challenging Gunners 2-1 and now relegated Burnley 1-0, the Citizens have seized the summit once more, ahead of Mikel Arteta's side on goals scored.

Though Arsenal have the more favourable run-in, City have been there on countless occasions before and will be fancying their chances to clinch the Prem once more.

In fact, City have never dropped below top position after Gw33.

Also two games from winning the FA Cup too, Guardiola's side take on Southampton on Saturday with a potentially incredible climax to another season of success.

With the genius gaffer's future still undecided and his contract up in 2027, a new bombshell report has linked the Spaniard away from Manchester, though.

That's according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, that states Guardiola could be "tempted" should he receive an offer from the famous Azzurri.

Already working with the world-class Gianluigi Donnarumma between the sticks, Italy have remarkably by their standards not qualified for the World Cup this summer.

In need of an iconic manager to bring back the impeccable standards that saw the nation defeat England in the Euro 2021 final at Wembley, Guardiola has previously spoken of his desire to manage a national team.

Gennaro Gattuso resigned after failure to beat Bosnia in the play-offs and so did FIGC president Gabriele Gravina.

Awaiting their next manager, the report from Italy states that the Italian Football Federation "feels it's their duty to contact" Guardiola.

Former Euros winner and icon Leonardo Bonucci believes appointing Guardiola would be the right call:

"If there's a real desire to start over, I'd start with Pep Guardiola, because bringing in someone like him would mean making a complete change compared to everything that happened in the past," he said, speaking at the Laureus Cup.

"I think it's very difficult, but dreaming right now doesn't cost anything."