Julius OkorieIn what could pass for belief in the saying that there is no harm in trying, Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola and wife Cristina Serra, have opened the doors of reconciliation aimed at salvaging their embattled marriage.
The move is coming after the Guardiola spent three days with her in Barcelona over Easter. Flagging off the reconciliation process, couldn’t have come at a better time than Easter period, used to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his death by crucifixion. It encompasses a period of lent where fasting and abstinence is observed and forgiveness of sins and almsgiving encouraged.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelGuardiola and Serra, a fashion entrepreneur, met back in 1994 and married in 2014. News of their shock split became public in January, with reports the following month that the couple had begun divorce proceedings.
According to Catalan newspaper El Nacional, Guardiola and Serra are prepared to ‘give each other another chance’ and state that ‘all is not lost in their marriage.’
The report claims the Man City boss had returned to Barcelona over Easter and stayed in the family’s mansion in the city.
Previous reports have claimed Guardiola’s unexpected decision last November to renew his contract with the Premier League club for another two years had been a key factor in the split.
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Serra returned to Barcelona with their youngest child in 2019 to focus on her business interests and was reportedly to have decided to split with Guardiola after learning of his decision to stay in the UK until 2027.
The latest report claims Guardiola has pledge to visit Barcelona once a week, then leave again due to his role as Man City head coach.
The report also claims both Guardiola and Serra continue to wear their wedding rings, an apparent display that the couple of 30 years are seeking to reconcile.
The couple, who met in 1994, had been living apart for more than five years after Serra moved back to Barcelona with one of their three daughters, Valentina, 17, while Guardiola remained in Manchester. They have two other children together: Maria, 24 and Marius, 22.
Guardiola and Serra met while the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss was modelling for designer Antonio Miro in the shop in the Spanish city.
The pair met when Guardiola was only 18 years old, and their relationship began while the Spaniard was still a player, and it has continued for more than 30 years. Serra has been a vital part of Guardiola’s life and has been a beacon of support for him for very long time.
Fans of the couple, who were shocked and disappointed by the widely reported divorce news, are hoping that the reconciliation move will yield fruits so that the Biblical submission in Mathew 19 vs 6 can remain so both in words and action. “What God has joined together, let no man put asunder”
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
