Pep Guardiola has said that if Manchester Metropolis win this summer time’s Membership World Cup he, his gamers and employees don’t deserve even “a watch” as a bonus given their disappointing season.
The champions journey to Bournemouth for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final in the one different competitors they’ll win. Metropolis are fifth within the Premier League, 22 factors behind the leaders, Liverpool, had been eradicated from the Champions League in February and went out of the Carabao Cup within the final 16.
In June Metropolis compete within the inaugural 32-team Membership World Cup. The winners will likely be awarded about £97m and Guardiola was requested whether or not he and his gamers would then obtain a bonus.
“We don’t deserve a bonus this season,” he mentioned. “Bonus if we win is for the membership. Managers, employees, gamers – we don’t deserve it. Not even a watch.”
In September Rodri sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament that had been anticipated to rule him out till subsequent season. With the midfielder again in mild coaching, Guardiola was requested whether or not there was any likelihood Rodri may play in the Membership World Cup. Metropolis’s first group match is on 18 June in opposition to the Moroccan membership Wydad.
“I hope – want,” the supervisor mentioned. “Will probably be good if he may play tomorrow, however we have now to watch out to not make the flawed choice and take a step again. He has been injured for seven-eight months. He’s behaving rather well on the pitch … Step-by-step, what the docs or physios say. To not say: ‘Play the World Cup’ after which lose him once more.”
The decision concerning greater than 130 Premier League prices in opposition to Metropolis of alleged monetary wrongdoing is but to be returned. Guardiola denied this was inflicting him and his gamers agitation.
“We’re multiple yr with that,” he mentioned, “so nothing adjustments with another week or two extra weeks or three extra weeks or 4 extra weeks.”
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