Despite being eliminated from the World Cup Club, Man City still had an unexpected break time – something to help them have more initiative in preparing for the new season.
However, Pep Guardiola's warning is still valid: too early to say that the strain in the World Cup Club this summer, and the disturbed schedule, will affect Man City's performance in the Premier League or the Champions League next season.
“I try not to think about it, otherwise we will worry. We will rest in the time that the Premier League allows. Then every match, each month that calculated. Maybe in November, December or January, you asked me again, and I will say: 'Listen, we are so bad. Club World Cup destroys us'. Guardiola shared.
However, the early elimination also helped Man City reduce the risk of overload. Pep's students now have 4 weeks of rest before the army prepared for the Premier League season 2025/26. Of course, Man City must still want to be in the United States to compete in the semi -finals, but at least they can currently control their training and competition schedules.
And thanks to the huge bonus from the World Cup Club, Man City also does not need to rush to earn more revenue through commercial activities when planning the pre -season plan. Despite stopping from the 1/8 round, the Green Man will still earn more than twice as much than what they earned from the Asian tour in 2023, and far exceeded the revenue from the US tour last summer.
Part of this money may be used to reduce the ticket price next season or keep the seasonal ticket price, but Man City has been operating in a very solid financial condition. That means the team does not need to be too worried about the revenue, and can freely choose how many friendly matches, where, with whom – arbitrary.
According to the British press, Man City scheduled a friendly match against Palermo on Saturday, August 9 – a week before they marched to Wolves's field to play the Premier League opening match. This competition is clearly supported by the connection with City Football Group, the Group owns both teams.
Man City often does not play in Italy, and rarely confronts Serie B. Clubs, however, this will be a special event for Palermo – the team that is receiving strong financial support from Man City's owners.
Notably, the journey is not far away, even the team can fly – fly back in the same day, and a “heating” at the passionate crowd at Sicilia is definitely not a bad idea.
If Man City does not arrange any other friendly matches, this may be the only match they play before the new season started.
