Shugaban Manchester City, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, ya bayyana cewa Pep Guardiola ya barazana barin kulob ɗin kusan sau 100 a tsawon shekaru goma da ya yi a matsayin manaja — amma a wannan karon, Khaldoon ya san cewa murabus ɗin ya kasance na gaske.

Guardiola, wanda yake da shekaru 55, ya kawo ƙarshen aikinsa na tsawon shekaru tara a Etihad a ƙarshen wannan kakar, bayan ya jagoranci kulob ɗin zuwa ga kambuna 17 na girma, ciki har da gasar Premier League sau shida da nasarar Champions League. Ko da yake akwai shekara ɗaya da ya rage a kwantiraginsa, dan Spain ya bayyana a taron manema labarai na karshe cewa kulob ɗin yana buƙatar "sabon manaja" da "sabon kuzari".

Abokantaka da aka gina a tsawon shekaru goma

Yayin da yake magana a hirarsa ta shekara-shekara da kafofin watsa labarai na kulob ɗin, Khaldoon ya bayyana alaƙa da ta zarce iyakokin aiki. "Shi ya fi zama manaja kawai na kulob ɗin," in ji Khaldoon. "A gare ni, shi abokina ne. A tsawon waɗannan shekarun mun zama abokai na kut-da-kut kuma ban san ko zai yarda ba, amma ina ɗaukar kaina a matsayin likitansa na tunani."

Shugaban ya tuna yadda barazanar barin kulob da suka gabata ba a taɓa ɗaukar su da muhimmanci ba. "Ba shakka mun sami haɓakar da yawa da kuma wasu raguwar, kuma a lokutan raguwar dole ya yi murabus sau 100 cikin shekaru 10 haka," in ji shi. "Akwai labarin da kowa ya sani, na Yaro da Ya Yi Kuka da Kyarkyata. A game da Pep, idan ya ce ina yin murabus, ba ya nufin yana yin murabus. Ba ka ɗaukarsa da muhimmanci — dole ka sarrafa shi."

A wannan karon duk da haka, Khaldoon ya ji bambanci. "A tsawon waɗannan shekarun, koyaushe na yi gwagwarmaya da hakan kuma na dawo da shi saboda na san hakan shi ne amsar koyaushe. Amma a wannan takamaiman lokacin, ina tsammanin ya san — kuma na san cewa ya san — kuma shi ya sa ya kasance daidai gareshi kuma abu ne na halitta."

Alamomin tafiya sun kasance a bayyane

Kafin nasarar watan da ya gabata a wasan ƙarshe na FA Cup akan Chelsea a Wembley Stadium, an tambayi Guardiola ko wannan ziyara za ta zama ta ƙarshe a filin. Ya ki yarda sosai yana nuni zuwa shekara da ta rage a kwantiraginsa — ko da yake salon da ya amsa da sauri ya bar tambayoyi da yawa ba tare da amsoshi ba.

Waɗannan tambayoyin sun ƙaruwa bayan dai-daita da Bournemouth a ranar 19 ga Mayu, lokacin da Guardiola ya nuna cewa yana buƙatar yin zance da Khaldoon kafin ya tabbatar da makararsa. Bayan kwana uku, an sanar da barin sa a hukumance.

Khaldoon ya kuma yi bayani kan alaƙar Guardiola ta rikitarwa da lokacin da ya yi a kulob ɗin. "Bai taɓa tunanin zai zauna fiye da shekaru huɗu ba, sannan fiye da biyar. Don haka a tunaninsa, har ma a shekara ta huɗu da ta biyar koyaushe yana cewa: 'To, ɗan lokaci ɗin da ya rage nawa ne? Nawa ne?' Kuma koyaushe dole a yi shi ta hanyar da ta dace. Koyaushe za a sami lokaci ɗaya da zai kasance na gaske."

Guardiola ya shiga kulob ɗin a shekarar 2016 kuma ya sabunta kwantiraginsansa a watan Mayu 2018, Nuwamba 2020, Nuwamba 2022, da Nuwamba 2024.

Neman wanda zai maye gurbin yana ci gaba

Enzo Maresca, tsohon mataimakin Guardiola, ya fito a matsayin ɗan takara na gaba ɗaya don karɓar ragamar mulki, tare da Manchester City da ake fahimtar cewa tana cikin tattaunawar matakin ƙoli da tsohon manaja na Chelsea. Khaldoon bai tabbatar da naɗin ba amma ya roƙi magoya baya su yi haƙuri. "Ba da jimawa ba za mu sanar da shi kuma za ku kasance cikin kwanciyar hankali cewa mun zaɓa kuma mun kawo mafi kyawun manaja mai yiwuwa," in ji shi.