Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola held crisis talks with his wife Cristina Serra shortly before signing the new contract blamed for their shocking divorce, according to reports.
According the sunGuardiola flew to Barcelona for dinner with his partner of 30 years in October, but viewers described the couple as “tense”.
A waiter at Bodega Sepúlveda, said to be Guardiola's favorite restaurant in the Catalan city, said: “He came with his wife about three months ago.
'They sat in a corner and things seemed a bit tense between them. He was talking animatedly. “We were all shocked to find out that they had separated.”
Guardiola signed a two-year extension to commit his future to the Premier League champions until at least 2027 after his return to the UK.
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