Manchester Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola joked he would reimburse followers after listening to they’re set to show a brand new banner asking him to remain on the membership.
The 1894 Group, who organise shows of flags and banners at Etihad stadium, raised greater than £1,000 in simply 24 hours to create a banner.
It is because of be displayed within the South Stand on Saturday, when Fulham go to at 15:00 BST, and can learn ‘Pep Guardiola, we wish you to remain’ in his native Catalan tongue.
“They must deliver me the invoice, I’ve to pay for the banner,” Guardiola stated.
“What can I say? Thanks a lot, I fell in love for the reason that first day I arrived right here, lets see.”
Guardiola took the reins at Manchester Metropolis in July 2016 and his contract is about to run out on the finish of the present marketing campaign, with no indication as as to whether he’ll signal an extension.
The Spaniard has led Metropolis to 18 trophies, together with six Premier League titles and a first-ever Champions League title in 2022-23.
Man Metropolis are second within the Premier League, one level behind leaders Liverpool, after drawing the previous two matches.
In July, Guardiola said he needed to attend till the season was underneath method to “have a look at how every little thing goes and the way related we’re” earlier than making a choice on his future.
“When it’ll occur, it’ll occur,” Guardiola stated at a information convention on Friday.
Manchester Metropolis are at present preventing 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s monetary guidelines.
That listening to, billed as sport’s ‘trial of the century’, got under way on 16 September and is projected to run for 10 weeks, with a verdict anticipated in early 2025.
“I am a part of this membership, deep inside my bones, and the easiest way to defend the membership is profitable video games and doing my job as greatest as doable,” Guardiola stated when requested if there’s a must defend and promote Metropolis.
“I’m going to defend my membership, I belief [them], for the reason that proprietor, for the reason that chairman for the relation, the CEO, and all of the folks working right here, for a lot of a few years. I do know them fairly properly, way more than any of you.
“The easiest way to defend is by doing our job the perfect, everybody working right here has their very own accountability.
“I am a part of this membership, not simply the supervisor. I like this membership and it’ll at all times be that means.”