Manchester City table lucrative contract extention till 2033 for Josko Gvardiol

Report: Gvardiol in for major pay rise in 2033 contract offer

The defender has been sidelined since his injury and has undergone surgery as he eyes a return to fitness in time to make Croatia’s squad for the FIFA World Cup across the Atlantic.

Now, according to fresh claims, Manchester City have prepared a ‘lucrative’ new contract for Gvardiol, which will hand him a ‘substantial’ pay rise and tie him to the Etihad Stadium until 2033.

Club officials are not anticipating any issues with the process to extend Gvardiol’s agreement, as per the report, and expect the contract to be signed off as early as this coming summer.

Gvardiol’s current deal at Manchester City runs till 2028 and after agreeing new contracts with O’Reilly, Rico Lewis, Savinho, Ruben Dias and Marcus Bettinelli already this season, director of football Hugo Viana is keen to hold on to another of Guardiola’s best players in recent years.

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It remains to be seen whether Gvardiol will return to full first-team training in time to play a part in Manchester City’s final month of the season as the Blues pursue a domestic treble.

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City have already lifted the Carabao Cup in March – their first trophy in two seasons – and set up an FA Cup final tie with Chelsea at Wembley for 16 May – as they also go head-to-head with Arsenal for the Premier League title.

With Dias nursing a hamstring injury, City have benefitted from January signing Marc Guehi and Abdukodir Khusanov forging a strong partnership in defence – with little pressure on Gvardiol to return anytime soon and play a part in the run-in.

John Stones has also returned to fitness and played 90 minutes alongside Nathan Ake in City’s FA Cup semi-final win over Southampton at Wembley last week. As Dias also nears a return to fitness, Guardiola and his coaching staff will be very patient with Gvardiol to ensure the Croatian is fit and firing for the 2026-27 campaign.