Pep Guardiola said he’s “happy” at Manchester City. He also told fans that the rumours about him leaving pop up every year.

David Ornstein from The Athletic wrote that some people at the club think this might be Guardiola’s last season. They're even thinking about Enzo Maresca from Chelsea as a possible replacement.

Guardiola, who's 54, has been managing in the Premier League longer than anyone else right now. He signed a new two-year deal last season that keeps him with City until 2027, which would be his 11th season there.

Last year, City didn't win any big trophies, which is pretty unusual under Guardiola, who has led them to six Premier League titles. But this year, they look like they could win the Premier League and Champions League again.

Guardiola said he has 18 months left on his contract, so he's not planning on leaving soon. He said there are “no talks” about his future right now.

People have been asking me about this for the last few years,” Guardiola said. “At some point, maybe when I'm 75 or 76, I'll leave Manchester City. I get why people ask when my contract is almost up, but I still have 18 months left.

“I’m very happy with how the team is doing. But people ask this question every season.

I'm doing fine. The club and I are on the same page when it comes to making decisions, so whatever happens will happen.

“We aren't talking about it. That's it. "I won't be here forever," I said that a while ago. Nobody is here forever.

“But we aren't having discussions. Whatever will be, will be. Of course, the club needs to be ready for anything, just like with players and the CEO.

The owners are the only exception, unless they decide to sell the club, which I don't think will happen. Everyone else needs to be prepared. But we aren't talking about that right now.”

When someone asked Guardiola if he could promise he'd still be managing Manchester City next season, he replied, "I already answered that. I'm here. Who knows what will happen?

“Even if I had a 10-year contract, things change quickly in football. Right now, I’m thinking about West Ham and spending time with my dad. Then I'll be back for the games against Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Chelsea, Brighton, and everything else that's coming up.”

Earlier on Friday, Chelsea's manager, Maresca, said that the reports about him replacing Guardiola were “just rumours.” He has a contract with Chelsea until 2029 and used to be one of Guardiola’s assistants at City.

“I’ve said it many times, I’m only focused on this club, and I’m happy to be here,” Maresca said. “It’s just rumours. A week ago, the same thing was happening in Italy with Juventus. I don’t worry about it because I know it’s not true.

“It’s just speculation. I don’t care at all. I’m focused on the game against Newcastle. It’s an important and difficult game.”

Word on the street is that Manchester City is chatting with Bournemouth's winger, Antoine Semenyo, says sources.

City's just one of a bunch of big Premier League teams looking to trigger Semenyo's exit clause, which is somewhere between £60 million and £65 million.

Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham are also seriously trying to make January deals for the Ghana player.

talkSPORT says that Arsenal might jump in if they get rid of a winger next month, but they're not expecting a busy transfer period.

City's got a head start on other teams by beginning talks with Semenyo two weeks before the winter window even opens.

Their manager, Pep Guardiola, is currently missing wingers Jeremy Doku and Oscar Bobb because they're injured, and Omar Marmoush is playing for Egypt in the AFCON.

Semenyo will be around all winter since Ghana didn't make it to AFCON.

This season, the 25-year-old is tied for the third-highest scorer in the Premier League, with seven goals in 15 games.

He signed a new five-year contract with Bournemouth earlier this year. Even with all the rumours, he's said to be cool about what's next.

Semenyo just scored again in that wild 4-4 game against Manchester United, after not scoring for eight games.

Bournemouth’s manager, Andoni Iraola, has had to dodge questions all season about what's happening with Semenyo.

Back in November, he said, Antoine is our player, and he's staying our player. Ask me about the market in January, not now; I’m not sweating it.

I hate talking about this stuff in August or January—when the market’s open. November, though, is no time for these discussions.

I care more about the guys who are playing tomorrow, the short-term stuff; that’s what matters. We'll talk about the rest in January.

talkSPORT says: 

Semenyo's going to be a hot topic, at least for the first part of January.

We broke the story that he's got an exit clause in his contract that kicks in during the January window.

There's a deadline, around the middle of the month, for clubs to use it.

Liverpool's interested. Richard Hughes, their sporting director, is the one who brought Semenyo to Bournemouth from Bristol City.

Manchester United's definitely in the running, too, along with Tottenham—though I'd say Tottenham's a long shot right now.