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Tuesday’s top stories include: Pep Guardiola will stand down as Manchester City manager after Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa; Pep has a clause in his contract that allows him to depart a year early; Enzo Maresca has already agreed to succeed Pep
Tuesday 19 May 2026 08:43, UK
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The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…
Pep Guardiola will stand down as Manchester City manager after Sunday’s final Premier League game of the season against Aston Villa – Daily Mail.
Former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is expected to replace Pep Guardiola at Man City – The Athletic.
Enzo Maresca has already agreed to succeed the outgoing Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager – talkSPORT.
Pep Guardiola has a clause in his contract that allows him to depart Man City a year early – The Times.
Man City staff and players believe that Pep Guardiola will announce as soon as next week that he plans to step down following their final match of the season against Aston Villa – The Times.
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West Ham will be under pressure to raise more than £100m through player sales if they are relegated – The Guardian.
Everton and Aston Villa are interested in Newcastle’s 22-year-old Denmark forward William Osula – The i.
Tom Heaton, 40, is poised to sign a one-year contract extension to stay at Manchester United for a sixth season – Daily Mirror.
The FA is set to review the rules around the staging of the FA Youth Cup final following the furious row between both Manchester clubs over this season’s edition – Daily Mail.
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