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Manchester City: Pep Guardiola says he will leave club when his contract expires in 2023

Pep Guardiola has said that he will leave Manchester City when his contract runs out in 2023 - and hopes to manage a national team.

The 50-year-old, who joined City in 2016, plans to "have a break" after seven years at the helm of the Premier League club.

"I think I'm going to have a stop. I'm going to have to take a break, see what we've done," Guardiola said.

"Next step will be a national team, if there is a possibility."

Speaking at an online event organized by Brazilian financial services company XP Investimentos, and quoted by ESPN Brasil, he added: "I would like to train a South American (team), European, playing a Copa America, I want to have that experience.