Following a suspected divorce from his wife, PEP GUARDIOLA is anticipated to vacate his £8.5 million family home.

When in the Catalan capital, the Manchester City manager, who has three grown children with his fashion boss wife Cristina Serra, has always lived at the family house.

The legendary Nou Camp player Rafa Marquez formerly owned the opulent home in Barcelona’s most prestigious neighborhood.

In February 2021, Guardiola, 53, paid £8.5 million to a Russian businessman for the pad through a corporation he and his wife owned.

The four-story home features a large swimming pool on its grounds and is located close to the Carretera de les Aigues, a six-mile stretch of dirt roads on the outskirts of Barcelona.

The home itself is an astonishing 8,000 square feet, and the amount of land it covers is more than 22,000 square feet.

The June 2021 announcement of the house purchase was seen by the Catalan press as evidence that Guardiola might be preparing to return to Barcelona after Joan Laporta was elected as the city’s president.

Two years after leaving Manchester to return to her hometown, Cristina moved into the property.

But according to recent reports, Guardiola will vacate the property after he and Cristina parted ways.

El Confidencial, a reputable Spanish news organization, called the mansion “the perfect place for a separation without anyone discovering when you leave or enter” today.

Guardiola is anticipated to stay at his opulent Salford home, which costs £2.7 million.

However, the outlet maintained that the couple and their three children—Maria, 24, Marius, 22, and 17-year-old Valentina—had celebrated Christmas together at the residence.

“It is the mansion that signified Guardiola and his wife’s physical separation in 2021,” it continued.

According to the Barcelona-based tabloid Sport, Guardiola and Cristina made the decision to split up in December while they were both in Spain.

Their relationship remains “cordial, stable, and friendly” even after they decided to split up.

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According to journalist Lorena Vazquez, who broke the shocking news, Pep and Cristina did not separate over a third party.

Vazquez, who is a member of the well-respected reporting team known as the Mamarazzis in Spain, stated overnight: “The pair has been deliberating over the course of several months on this decision.

They still maintain a friendly and loving connection.

“There is no other person engaged. No third parties are involved. We will continue to see them together.

“They weren’t expecting any journalists or media outlets to confirm this break-up, but I can assure you they’re living apart and only a short distance apart,” she said after confirming the couple’s shocking separation.

According to the story, after Cristina returned to Barcelona to manage her fashion business, they have been living apart for almost five years.

However, she has been alternating between London and Spain while still seeing Guardiola.

When contacted about the breakup rumors, the city refused to respond.

At the age of 18, Guardiola is said to have first encountered Cristina at Serra Claret, her family’s clothing boutique.

When he first met Cristina, he was working as a model in Serra’s store for designer Antonio Miro.

The former midfielder also disclosed in January 2024 that Cristina assists him in choosing his matchday attire.

Many of the labels he has worn on the touchline, like Armani, CP Company, and Dsquared2, are carried by Serra Claret.

They waited a long time to get married, even though they had met as teenagers.

In 2014, they were married in a small ceremony in Spain, a Catalan private service reserved for close relatives.

Maria, the eldest daughter, is 24 years old and a model with over 900,000 Instagram followers.

The 22-year-old son Marius currently resides in Dubai and owns three businesses, one of which is devoted to marketing and advertising.

The 17-year-old youngest, Valentina, is concentrating on her schoolwork.