Manchester Metropolis gamers ‘don’t deserve a bonus’ even when they win the Membership World Cup, says Pep Guardiola

March 28, 2025

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There was just one option to get taking part groups within the Membership World Cup and FIFA obliged.

Manchester Metropolis and the opposite 31 golf equipment concerned within the competitors will struggle it out for his or her share of £775 million in america this summer season.

The winners will take residence £97 million and not less than £40 million is up for grabs for groups who progress move the group stage, however Metropolis supervisor Pep Guardiola issued a stinging evaluate of his crew’s output this season.

Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola says his participant do not deserve ‘even a watch’

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Man Metropolis have fallen in need of expectations this season (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)

When requested about Membership World Cup prize cash in his press convention on Friday, Guardiola gave brief shrift to the concept of gamers getting a bonus for any success within the competitors.

“We don’t deserve a bonus this season,” he mentioned.

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Guardiola does not suppose his gamers ‘deserve’ a bonus (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)

“The cash can be for the membership, however the coach, the employees, the gamers don’t deserve a bonus. Not even a watch.”

That’s a good evaluate of Metropolis’s efficiency in 2024-25 up thus far. Whereas they’ll be in FA Cup motion in a quarter-final towards Bournemouth on Sunday, Metropolis have in any other case fallen brief.

After not making a dent within the Carabao Cup – a contest that has underpinned their success beneath Guardiola – they had been eradicated from the Champions League by Actual Madrid.

Whereas they’ve each probability of securing a return to Europe’s high membership competitors, Metropolis are 22 factors behind Premier League leaders Liverpool and have didn’t win 15 of their 29 league matches.

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Metropolis’s expectations are somewhat loftier than fifth place and Guardiola is true to level out that he and the gamers don’t warrant any reward for what has by any measure been a poor season.

However, the restructured Membership World Cup represents a chance to start their rehabilitation in entrance of actually tens of world viewers and with severe prize cash to be gained.

Pep Guardiola kisses the Champions League trophy after Manchester City's final win over Inter in June 2023.

Guardiola and Man Metropolis earned their place on the Membership World Cup (Picture credit score: Getty Photographs)

Man Metropolis had been positioned in Group G and can play Wydad of Morocco in Philadelphia, UAE outfit Al Ain in Atlanta and Italian giants Juventus in Orlando.

Premier League rivals Chelsea will tackle Flamengo, Esperance de Tunis and an as-yet-unconfirmed CONCACAF membership within the group stage, which takes place in June.

The Blues had been scheduled to play Leon earlier than the Mexican membership had been thrown out for having the identical possession as Pachuca.

Manchester Metropolis gamers ‘don’t deserve a bonus’ even when they win the Membership World Cup, says Pep Guardiola

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