Man City have already identified two possible Pep Guardiola replacements

Man City boss Pep Guardiola

Manchester City have identified Enzo Maresca and Vincent Kompany as two possible replacements for Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola is keeping his cards close to his chest when it comes to deciding whether to see out the two-year contract he signed in 2025.

According to the iPaper, though, Man City have "sounded out" Enzo Maresca as a possible replacement following his sacking from Chelsea in January.

The Spaniard's former assistant, who left the Etihad to join Leicester City in 2023, is seen as a short-term solution if Guardiola does call time on his decade-long stay in Manchester this summer.

Beyond Maresca's potential appointment, sources close to the club say that Vincent Kompany being appointed City manager in a few years is "inevitable".

Kompany achieved legendary status with the Cityzens as a commanding centre-back, and has since become one of the world's best managers at Bayern Munich following a year stint at Burnley.

Bayern were just narrowly beaten 6-5 on aggregrate by Paris-Saint Germain in the Champions League semi-finals, but the Belgian's stock still continues to rise and eventually returning to City would be the perfect fairytale.