Sources are telling Sky Sports News that Pep Guardiola is going to leave Manchester City after their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday.
However, there has been no confirmation from City and sources at the club insist Guardiola remains their manager on a contract until 2027.
Guardiola has kept the footballing world guessing on his future over the last few days. He has repeatedly insisted he is happy at the club and reiterated he still has a year left to go on his contract.
However, sources have told Sky Sports News that preparations are underway at City for the outcome that Guardiola will leave - and Enzo Maresca is most likely to become his successor.
Since his appointment in February 2016, 55-year-old Guardiola has won everything club football has to offer, transforming and reshaping the landscape of the Premier League as we know it.
During 10 years at Man City he has guided the club to a remarkable 20 trophies, including six Premier League titles and a Champions League trophy in 2023.
Maresca is the leading candidate to take over the role. The Italian, who was Guardiola's assistant when City won the Champions League, has been out of work since departing Chelsea in January. Guardiola has previously called Maresca "one of the best managers in the world",
How the Sky Sports pundits reacted to the Guardiola reports on Monday Night Football
Sky Sports' Gary Neville
"I'm surprised that it's broken right now. Not just because it's during this match [Arsenal vs Burnley] but it's the night before a Man City game. Something like that is gamechanger news.
"I think of being in school and the news of Kenny Dalglish leaving Liverpool, or Sir Alex Ferguson leaving Man Utd and Jurgen Klopp leaving Liverpool recently.
"They're just such huge moments in football, and I don't see it's news Man City would let get out or would want out.
"If it is true, Man City will be extremely disappointed that has broken now and so will Pep Guardiola."
Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher:
"I don't suppose Man City or Pep Guardiola can do anything about the timing. They have to let the club know, the next guy coming in, we hear it's Maresca, he'd have to have information about this.
"He would have staff who he'd have to speak to. The closer it gets to the end of the season, there's more people who know. Eventually, it comes out.
"This wouldn't have happened overnight you imagine. It would've been the last few weeks, maybe couple of months. There's just too many people involved for it not to come out in the end."