Pep’s previous City deal was due to expire at the end of the season, but he agreed terms on a two-year extension in November. He said at the time he could not leave the club after suffering four consecutive defeats for the first time in his coaching career. Lorena, speaking on the Mamarazzi’s weekly Podcast broadcast this afternoon, said: ‘After Cristina returned to Barcelona from Manchester in 2019 to focus on her business interests, it’s true that the first rumours about her marriage to Pep surfaced, but no-one dared talking about there being a relationship crisis and much less so a split.
