According to a study, a resounding majority of Manchester City supporters think the team should prioritize signing Pep Guardiola to a new contract.
The City manager has not yet signed a new contract, and his current one expires at the conclusion of this season. Six Premier League championships are among the eighteen major honors he has earned since joining the team in 2016.
The Manchester Evening Newsโ post-transfer window survey reveals that the Catalan has done an incredible job leading the Etihad Stadium, and City fans are clamoring for him to stay.
94% of respondents who cast their 1,348 ballots said Manchester City should extend Guardiolaโs contract before Kevin De Bruyneโs. The latterโs existing agreement expires in June of next year.
The fact that 93% of Cityโs supporters want Guardiolaโs contract extended suggests that they are now โvery delightedโ with the former manager of Bayern Munich and Barcelona. 4% stated they are โsatisfiedโ with his leadership as it stands right now.
Eighty-three percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with the present management of City, with regards to the clubโs ownership. However, 5% of respondents stated that they are now not โsatisfied at allโ with the proprietors.
Although the summer transfer window for City was neither the busiest or most captivating, 50% of voters expressed satisfaction with it. A somewhat lower proportion (37) expressed their happiness with the summerโs outcome.
Regarding Cityโs expectations for this season, a staggering 83% of voters think the team will win a fifth consecutive Premier League title and hold onto its title. Nonetheless, 42% of respondents chose Arsenal, while 50% of voters claimed that Liverpool is the team they dread the most.
Off the field, supporters do not seem to be very concerned about the 115 Premier League accusations that City are facing; 40% of them stated they are โnot bothered at allโ about the current state of affairs. Of the respondents, 44% have expressed some concern. Merely 16% chose the option โextremely worried.โ
Although 45% of respondents think the club would receive a fine if found guilty of the alleged violations, City vehemently denies all claims made against them. Only 8% of respondents think they will lose their Premier League spot.