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His 465 games at City eclipses the 408 games combined at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

But his contract at The Etihad will expire at the end of the 2024-25 season.

It remains unclear if Guardiola will sign a new contract at City, and it could depend on the options available to the gaffer next summer.

It is only right that City will be exploring the market to find a possible long-term successor to Guardiola, in order to transition seamlessly and remove any doubt – as there is at Liverpool now, with Klopp going.

One manager that Liverpool were constantly linked with was Bayer Leverkusen boss, and former Anfield star, Xabi Alonso.

Of course, Alonso has stated that he is going to stay at Leverkusen rather than leave – with Liverpool, Bayern Munich and even Real Madrid linked with him.

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Reports even claim that Alonso was ‘on the brink’ of accepting a move to Anfield as Klopp’s replacement.

But, that is not putting off Man City, who are also interested in Alonso.

Spanish newspaper AS claim that Liverpool, Bayern and Madrid’s interest remains in Alonso – even if he is to remain at Leverkusen this summer.

But, Man City are also considering Alonso to replace Guardiola.

Guardiola managed the “extraordinary” Alonso at Bayern, and has praised him recently for the job he is doing as Leverkusen boss, in Germany.

“If you ask me [about] the job he is doing, honestly?