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Guardiola: This is when I will leave Man City

Pep Guardiola has set his terms for when to leave Manchester City.

Guardiola says he will quit if he feels something about the club is "broken".

He signed a two-year contract extension with City last month that will take him to 2025.

If he fulfils the deal, it would take his overall tenure to nine years.

However, Guardiola said at a news conference on Friday: "The moment I feel something is broken, I will resign or not extend."

Guardiola was only slightly younger when he joined City than Sir Alex Ferguson was when he quit Aberdeen for Manchester United in 1986, and younger than Arsene Wenger was when he left Japan for Arsenal a decade later, but has ruled out replicating the lengthy tenures both men went on to enjoy at those clubs.

"I continue to say I'm not going to stay like Fergie and Arsene," Guardiola said. "The contract is just paper. I extended because I have the feeling we can still play good. But in the end, it's the results. If we are tired of each other, I will not finish this contract."

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