Pep Guardiola has indicated that he will leave Barcelona when his contract expires next summer.
Barca boss admits time at Camp Nou is drawing to an end
Pep Guardiola has indicated that he will leave Barcelona when his contract expires next summer.
Guardiola took over at Camp Nou in the summer of 2008 and has earned rave reviews for his work at the club.
He signed a one-year contract extension in February to keep him with the Catalan giants until the end of next season.
The 40-year-old has now dropped a heavy hint that he will decide to move on at the end of his current deal.
He told Italian television channel
Rai Sport: "I think my time is ending here in Barcelona.
"I'm fine here, but when you're at a club like this you cannot stay for too long.
"Next year will be the fourth consecutive season as coach of Barcelona.
"Such a club must have a lot of courage to take a coach for so long, because the players get tired of coaches and vice-versa."
Italy option
Asked if he might one day coach in Italy, the former Brescia and Roma midfielder added: "I'll come if I still want to coach.
"It takes enthusiasm and more to make such a decision."
Since taking over at Barca, Guardiola has already won eight titles including an unprecedented treble of Primera Division, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey in his first campaign.
Barca are currently five points clear at the top of La Liga, through to the final of the Copa del Rey and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
