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Manchester City not expecting Guardiola to leave early

Pep Guardiola will stay at Manchester City and see out his contract, according to the club's chief executive Ferran Soriano.

Guardiola is contracted to City until 2021, however, there are doubts over the Spaniard's future in Manchester following back-to-back Premier League titles.

Reports – which Guardiola has denied – have claimed there is a clause which would allow the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss to leave at the end of the current campaign.

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However, Soriano is confident Guardiola will stay and honour his deal amid speculation he wants to return to Barcelona.