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Guardiola s 30-year marriage has broken down! Manchester City fans are worried: Is the new season in hang?

8:40pm, 2 August 2025【Football】

Guardiola and his wife Serra have been in the past 30 years. According to the latest reports from the Sun and other British media, the divorce process of the two has entered its final stage, and legal procedures are expected to be completed in the next few weeks and may be announced to the public next month. As soon as this happened, Manchester City club and fans were worried that the coach's personal problems would affect the preparations for the new season. The two were together in 1994 and officially got married in 2014. They have always been a model couple in football. But the cracks have actually appeared long ago. Five years ago, Christina, who was in the clothing business, moved back to Barcelona, Spain alone because she was really not used to life in Manchester. When the two places are separated, their relationship gradually fades.

Last December, Guardiola made a key decision - renewing his contract with Manchester City until 2027. According to people familiar with the matter, the decision became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Christina has always hoped that Guardiola would return to Spain, and renewing her contract completely cut off this idea. Although Guardiola flew to Barcelona for three days in March this year and tried Easter in April, but none of them succeeded.

The two originally wanted to part with each other, and even hired the same lawyer to go through the procedures to avoid the terrible quarrel. But Spanish journalist Laura said it very directly in the podcast: "The divorce agreement is about to be signed, and their relationship is indeed over." Another reporter, Lorena Vazquez, also confirmed that although the process is still rational, the relationship has changed from "friendly" to "polite", and I want to get it done as soon as possible.

At the Oasis concert at Manchester City Heaton Park last month, a detail exposed the current situation: Guardiola and Christina both went to accompany their children, but they deliberately avoided the same frame throughout the whole process. In the video posted by her daughter Maria, there was only a photo of her and her father, and her mother only appeared from afar. This kind of "same field and different frames" has become a true portrayal of the new relationship between the two.

This time point is too sensitive to Manchester City. When the news of the divorce at the beginning of the year came out, Guardiola was just in time for the biggest trough since coaching Manchester City - the Premier League was 12 points behind and only finished third, and the FA Cup and the Champions League were eliminated early. Now the new season is about to start, and the fans are of course afraid that the coach's family will distract the team.

What makes Manchester City executives worry about Guardiola's future. He himself said that the pressure of coaching was too great, and he felt that his physiological age was 75 years old, and he clearly stated that he would definitely leave after the contract expires in 2027. The club has long been optimistic about Fabregas' succession. The young coach led the newly promoted Cuomo to win the 10th place in Serie A last season, and also rejected Inter Milan's invitation, which was seen as waiting for Manchester City's opportunity. Now that Guardiola is getting married, it is inevitable that the club will worry if he will be more tired and want to let go in advance?

source:7m vn1