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Manchester City are entering a crucial period, with several key figures set to leave at the end of the season. At the centre of this transition are Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva and Rodri, three names who have played a direct role in the club's most successful run.
According to the published information, Guardiola considers his phase at the “Etihad” to be over, after a long period of high workload and after a season in which the team has not maintained its usual level of consistency. The fluctuating performance and the European defeat to Real Madrid have reinforced the idea that the team has entered the end of a cycle.
In the league, the gap with Arsenal has raised doubts about the continuation of City's dominance. Although the team remains competitive on several fronts, their performances on the pitch have not had the pace and control that characterized them in recent seasons.
In these conditions, the club's leaders are working on the next sporting project. Enzo Maresca is mentioned as the main candidate for the bench, at a time when City seeks to maintain its competitive identity even after the departure of the coach who changed the team's profile.
Guardiola believes that after the great success of the treble, the team needs a new approach and a different message in the dressing room. His departure would open a new phase for the club, after the years in which City became one of the most dominant teams in English and European football.
Changes are not only expected on the bench. Bernardo Silva does not intend to extend his stay and is expected to start a new experience outside England, after completing a trophy-laden cycle. Rodri is also seen close to leaving, amid interest from Real Madrid and a desire to return to Spain.
City consider it difficult to keep the Spanish midfielder if he decides to leave. For this reason, the club have begun to look at alternatives in midfield, with Elliot Anderson mentioned as a suitable profile for the renewal of the department.
Among these moves, the club aims to keep Erling Haaland as the focal point of the future project. City seem determined to start the rebuild around the Norwegian striker, who remains the most important element for the continuity of the team.
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