Pep Guardiola 'held tense crisis talks with his wife Cristina Serra' shortly before signing new Man City contract blamed for shock divorce

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola held crisis talks with his wife Cristina Serra shortly before signing the new contract blamed for their shock divorce, reports say.

According to The Sun, Guardiola flew out to Barcelona for dinner with his partner of 30 years in October, but onlookers described the couple as looking ‘tense’. 

A waiter at Bodega Sepulveda, said to be Guardiola’s favourite restaurant in the Catalan city, said: ‘He came in with his wife about three months ago.

‘They sat in the corner and things looked a little tense between them. He was talking animatedly. We were all shocked to hear that they had split.’

Guardiola signed a two-year extension to commit his future to the Premier League champions until at least 2027 after he returned to the UK. 

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