MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola has offered to pay the cost of a banner from fans appealing for him to stay at Manchester City. Supporters plan to unfurl a giant flag at Saturday’s home game against Fulham urging the City manager to sign an extension to his contract that expires at the end of the season.

There have been a couple of occasions since the Premier League hearing into Manchester City's alleged breaches of 115 financial regulations when Pep Guardiola has mentioned it, unprompted. The latest was last week,

Pep Guardiola spoke evocatively of his "deep" relationship with Manchester City and said that he sees winning games as the best way to defend the club.

Pep Guardiola says his love for Manchester City is ‘deep’ but his future beyond the end of the season remains uncertain. City’s inspirational manager, winner of six Premier League titles and the Champions League since taking over at the Etihad Stadium in 2016,

Pep Guardiola has expressed deep love for Manchester City, but his future at the club remains uncertain beyond the season's end.

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has refused to give a definite answer about his future at the club. There are speculations that Guardiola will not extend his current contract which expires in June 2025.