Just over two months after his departure from Manchester City, exciting rumors are swirling once again around the future of star manager Pep Guardiola.

According to the X account "Indykaila News," which describes itself as a collective of five renowned reporters, the 55-year-old Spaniard has received a lucrative offer from Turkish top-flight club Trabzonspor.

From a financial perspective, nothing should stand in the way of a Guardiola engagement on the Black Sea coast. However, the question remains whether the former head manager of Bayern Munich and Barcelona could imagine a move to the Süper Lig and the associated relocation to Turkey.

Trabzonspor is also reportedly in talks with Steven Gerrard. The 46-year-old Liverpool icon most recently worked at Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia.

Guardiola ended his time at Manchester City at the end of the previous season after ten years together, one season before his contract expired, and is currently without a job.

The managerial icon was briefly a hot candidate for Italy's football federation. Ultimately, however, Guardiola declined. He stated that he felt honored but was not ready for it at the moment, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Will Pep Guardiola not work as a manager for "some time"?

Previously, there had been discussions between then-federation director Paolo Maldini and Guardiola in Barcelona. The Italians reportedly also increased the budget for a possible Guardiola appointment.

However, the desired candidate insisted on an annual salary of around 20 million euros, according to reports. That was apparently too much for the Italian federation.

Ultimately, Roberto Mancini returned to the Squadra Azzurra.

Around the time of his Manchester City departure, Guardiola announced in May that he did not want to take on a managerial position for "some time." He explained at the time that he needed to breathe a little and relax, as that was his feeling.