Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson revealed the Premier League Champions have a coach in mind to replace Pep Guardiola if the Spanish tactician decides to leave.
Ederson revealed this after he was questioned about whether his future at Manchester City was tied to Guardiola’s future.
He said, “No, not at all. Today City is a very well structured club, well managed, great directors, great CEO.”
“I believe the club already has the next manager in mind; the day Pep decides to leave, they will try to follow the same line of work.”
“Of course it’d be a great loss; we’re talking about the best manager in the world, but I see a really well prepared club for the post-Pep era.”
Manchester City are currently waiting for the Spaniard manager to make a decision on his future before his contract expires in June 2025.
The club are hoping on whether Guardiola will sign a one-year contract extension with the team.
Sporting CP’s current manager Ruben Amorim, has been tipped to replace Guardiola at Manchester City. This came after his close friend, Hugo Viana, moved to Manchester City as the new sporting director.
Also, Manchester City are interested in replacing Guardiola with Xabi Alonso. The Spaniard manager has made Bayer Leverkusen one of the biggest teams in Europe with his beautiful style of play.
Inclusively, Guardiola believes Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is capable of continuing his style of play at Manchester City when he decides to leave the club.
Guardiola Played A Key Role In Making Ederson To Stay At The Club
Ederson revealed Guardiola played an integral part in making him stay at Manchester City.
He revealed they had a lengthy conversation, and Guardiola was persuasive during the discussion.
He said, “There was an offer on the table; it weighed a lot on me as it was way above the average. But I had countless conversations with Pep; there was a decisive one that I can’t reveal much.”
“It was about what he told me, his guarantees, all of what we’ve lived together here, the evolution I had with him. So that talk was essential for me to stay at City.”
Ederson Net Worth
The Manchester City goalkeeper has a net worth of $12 million. He got his wealth from football salaries and other investments.
Ederson Salary
The Manchester City goalkeeper earns a weekly wage of £100,000 and a yearly income of £5,200,000.
How many trophies has Ederson won?
The Brazilian goalkeeper won the award of the best goalkeeper in Benfica in the 2016-17 season.
Also, he won the Portuguese Super Cup, League Cup, Portuguese Cup, and the Portuguese title with Benfica.
At the national level, Ederson won Copa America with the Brazil national team in the 2018/19 season.
In Manchester City, the goalkeeper won the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, six Premier League titles, one UEFA Super Cup, two English FA Cups, four Carabao Cups, and three Community Shields.
How much did Man City pay for Ederson?
On June 1, 2017, Manchester City revealed that they had completed the signing of Ederson from Benfica for a transfer fee worth €40 million.
At that period, he was the second-most expensive goalkeeper in the world.
Pep Guardiola Believes Manchester City Have Options On Who to Replace Him When He Leaves
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believed the Premier League reigning Champions have options as to who will replace him when he decides to leave the club.
Guardiola, whose future at Manchester City is uncertain, revealed this in the pre-match press conference ahead of the game against Wolves, saying, “I’m pretty sure the club have options when Txiki Begiristain should leave, and they have options when Pep will leave. Sooner or later it’s going to happen, and they are prepared. So it’s not going to be a surprise.”
“They know that I have to; every sporting director, manager, or whatever, they have the chance, and that’s why I’m here for many years; I want to be really, really convinced that it’s the best for the club.”
“I will not delay every action, knowing that I am creating a problem for the club. If I feel that it’s a problem right now, I would make a decision as quickly as possible. But I don’t have that feeling, because they understand the reasons that I have, and that’s why Wolves is the priority.”
Even though Guardiola has not made a decision about his future at Manchester City, the club are still expecting him to sign a one-year contract extension at the end of the season.
However, he is focused on winning silverware at the end of the season.
