Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has expressed his desire to lead an international team to the World Cup trophy while revealing that he has no plans to leave the club anytime soon.
The Spaniard has won 12 League titles across Spain, Germany and England but he has never hidden his dream of managing a national team.
He has been linked with the England national team job, and also the Brazilian head coach role before Carlo Ancelotti was appointed in May.
Guardiola said: “I would love to be in a World Cup, in a Euro, a Copa America.
“I have always thought about it. But it depends on many, many things. If it happens, it’s fine. If it doesn’t happen, it’s more than fine as well.”
Guardiola guided Manchester City to a trophyless campaign for the first time since 2016, he has now revealed that he has nothing to prove next season.
He said: “It’s to prove to myself that I can do it, I don’t want to have the feeling that last season left.
“Because when we win, the wine tastes better afterwards, you sleep better. I don’t know a manager who loses games and sleeps like a baby. It doesn’t happen. You’ve got to worry. That’s part of our life.
“I won 12 domestic leagues in 16 years. It’s not bad, I would say. But you cannot win all the time. I cannot win the Champions League all the time.
“Michael Jordan, the best athlete I’ve ever seen in my life won six NBA Championships in 15 years. Tiger Woods, one incredible golf player, Jack Nicklaus, I don’t know how many he has. But they lost more Grand Slams than they won. It happens.”
Manchester City’s summer rebuild has started with the imminent signing of Wolves left-back Rayan Ait Nouri, and AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders.
The Cityzens will be back in action at the FIFA World Club Cup later this month to take on the likes of Wydad Casablanca, Al Ain, and Juventus in the group stage.
