Theo Walcott has named the one coach who would be a great replacement for Pep Guardiola at Manchester City one day.
With Pep Guardiola’s contract at the Etihad Stadium set to run out in 2025, unless there is any clarity about his future, the club might have to speed up the process of scouring successors to his throne.
However, much like the case was after Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit at Manchester United or Arsene Wenger’s at Arsenal, finding the perfect replacement for the Catalan will be a very challenging task.
Walcott vouches for one coach to replace Guardiola at Man City
Not just Manchester City supporters but fans and pundits across the world are accustomed to a certain standard from the club since Guardiola’s appointment.
The £378,846-a-week manager has normalised success at City to such an extent that it will be a tall order for any replacement to join the club after he leaves.
But the Sky Blues will have to make the right decision or risk regressing to a massive degree for a few seasons.
Theo Walcott has vouched for his former Arsenal teammate and Como assistant manager Cesc Fabregas to succeed Pep Guardiola at Manchester City.
On BBC 5 Live Sport’s The Monday Night Club, Walcott said: “He started off his young career at 16, maybe younger and now he’s developing his new career which is only going to improve and hopefully, we see him in the Premier League because he’d be brilliant and yeah, he could be a good replacement for Pep Guardiola for Man City at some point, we’ll see.”
Cesc Fabregas would be a surprising pick
Perhaps Cesc Fabregas goes on to become a top manager one day and the case made by Theo Walcott for him to replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City starts to make more sense.
But currently, the 37-year-old has only managed at senior level for around a month before being Como’s assistant manager, with Osian Roberts being the club’s first-team boss.
As a result, Fabregas lacks the managerial experience required at the top level to take over the reins at an elite club.
If Manchester City were to listen to Theo Walcott and hire Cesc Fabregas to replace Pep Guardiola, they would be taking a huge risk.