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title: "Guardiola to sign City contract on Friday"
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author: "Jack Brain"
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published: "2016-07-07T21:32:33Z"
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# Guardiola to sign City contract on Friday

Despite being unveiled as the new Manchester City manager earlier this week, reports in Spanish newspaper [Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-internacional/2016/07/07/577e5ffee5fdea64448b45bc.html) suggest that Pep Guardiola is yet to sign a contract with the Premier League club.

![Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2016/07/544408440-2.jpg)

Fear not, though, City fans: Guardiola is expected to sign the deal on Friday.

The Spaniard’s arrival was announced by City in February but complications in Guardiola’s contract forced a delay in him putting pen to paper.

![Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2016/07/544411744.jpg)

Representatives of both parties are poised to meet in Manchester on Friday to ensure that a deal goes through without any issues.

A three-year deal was verbally agreed over a year ago, according to Italian journalist [Gianluca Di Marzio](https://gianlucadimarzio.com/), and fans have been eagerly anticipating his arrival since the February announcement.

![Alex Livesey/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readmancity.com/readmancity/2016/07/169058639.jpg)

Guardiola has been a long-term target for the Sky Blues, with director of football Txiki Begiristain and chief executive officer Ferran Soriano both desperate to bring their ex-Barcelona colleague to the Etihad since arriving in 2012.