Pep Guardiola has stated that Manchester City will be the last club he will manage in his coaching career, but has not ruled out the possibility of taking charge of a national team in the future.
The Spaniard recently signed a new contract with City until the summer of 2027, which will take him to 11 years in charge of the team.
Guardiola has won 15 major trophies since joining City in 2016 and was widely reported to have been approached over the summer about taking over as England manager. "There will come a point when I feel that enough is enough and that's where I will stop, without a doubt," Guardiola told the Desmontadito programme, hosted by Spanish chef Dani García on YouTube.
"I won't join another club. I'm not talking about the very distant future, but I won't go to another country to manage another club. I wouldn't have the energy. I'm still here now, but - starting everything from scratch, the whole training process; no, no, no," he added.
When asked by García if he would take on a national team after this, Guardiola replied: "Yes. It could happen, but it's different. It's not (training) every day, (no games) every three days. I think I'll have to stop (managing clubs). I imagine myself like those chefs who go to other places to see (how things work); to stop to see what we've done, what we can do better. In everyday life we don't have much time to rest. It's constant and I think resting would be good for me. But not now, I'm still here (at City)."
Manchester City have won just one of their last nine games and face Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The team appeared to have regained form after a 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest last week, which ended a six-match winless run, but were held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace on Saturday.
City are currently ranked 20th in the new 36-team Champions League format, with only the top eight automatically advancing to the next round./a2