Following Manchester City's catastrophic UEFA Champions League elimination at the hands of Real Madrid this week, reports suggest that Pep Guardiola has come to a decision regarding his City future.
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On Wednesday night, Los Blancos performed yet another miraculous comeback victory in Europe's premier club competition as Rodrygo came off the bench to score a brace in the space of a minute and a half in injury time.
Karim Benzema then slotted an extra-time penalty past Ederson to put the nail in the City coffin as the Spanish giants secured their passage to the club's 17th European Cup final.
According to the Daily Mirror, though, the defeat has only strengthened Guardiola's resolve to capture the iconic trophy for the blue half of Manchester.
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The Spaniard, a two-time Champions League-winning manager himself, has failed to lift the trophy since 2011, having only reached the final once since that Barcelona triumph at Wembley Stadium.
It is further suggested that the 51-year-old is now ready to commit his future to the Citizens for another three years by signing a contract extension that will see him stay at the Etihad Stadium until 2025.
For the majority of the past two seasons, the reigning Premier League champions have been playing without a recognised striker up front, utilising the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling as false nines.
It seems Erling Haaland could be the missing piece in the City jigsaw puzzle, with it being reported that the Norwegian has agreed terms with the English side to join them in the upcoming transfer window, a prospect that is said to have Guardiola eager to stay and try to claim the club's first-ever European trophy.
Here are some high-profile players whose departures from their respective clubs at the end of this season have already been "confirmed":
