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<p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><p style="display: none;">Article continues below</p><script type="application/json" data-placement="match-schedule">{"type":"match-schedule","data":{"channelId":"92686d1e-5985-40e1-80f3-6f5a54f55b39","competitionId":"34pl8szyvrbwcmfkuocjm3r6t"}}</script><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><ul><li>Guardiola could leave at end of next season</li><li>Barca consistently linked with move</li><li>Pep built a dynasty at Camp Nou</li></ul>

No dream return for Barcelona! Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists 'door is closed' to Blaugrana comeback

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<p>Guardiola appears to have changed his stance on a potential return to Barcelona, having built one of the greatest club sides ever seen between 2008 and 2012, as he now claims that he has no intention of heading back to Camp Nou. In 2023, though, he <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/pep-guardiola-opens-door-barcelona-return-man-city-boss-claims-back-camp-nou-for-free-but-there-s-a-catch/blt7ec57a46ee111855" target="_blank">claimed he would head back "for free"</a> but that no longer appears to be the case.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Guardiola left in 2012 to embark on a sabbatical, having been burned out by the consistent pressure of managing one of the biggest clubs in the world. He landed at Bayern Munich and, of course, then headed to Manchester, where he remains. He has been in charge since 2016 but has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-pep-guardiola-deadline-decision-on-future-leave-in-2025/blt2730ca5479b8dec7" target="_blank">previously hinted he could leave in 2025</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Speaking at a Legends Trophy press event, Guardiola was asked if the door was closed when it came to a return to Barcelona, and he replied: "Yes, it is closed."</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🔵Pep Guardiola:<br><br>¿Está la puerta cerrada a entrenar al Barça en el futuro?<br><br>“Sí, está cerrada” <a href="https://t.co/ujQxQA6XAQ">pic.twitter.com/ujQxQA6XAQ</a></p>— Víctor Navarro (@victor_nahe) <a href="https://twitter.com/victor_nahe/status/1800098107738484996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

<p>Guardiola guided City to a fourth successive Premier League trophy and they will again aim to make history next season as they target an unprecedented fifth successive triumph.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

No dream return for Barcelona! Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists 'door is closed' to Blaugrana comeback | Goal.com

Pep Guardiola has ruled out a return to Barcelona following his eventual Manchester City exit, insisting the &quot;door is closed&quot;.

No dream return for Barcelona! Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists &apos;door is closed&apos; to Blaugrana comeback

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