There has been plenty of talk over Pep Guardiola and his future at Manchester City - will he stay or will he go?
Reports from multiple outlets seem to reckon that the Catalan coach will call time on his career at the Etihad, and the club are already preparing to bring in Enzo Maresca, a former City coach, to replace him.
However, after winning the FA Cup, there were some telling signs that there might be life in the old dog yet.
City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday afternoon in a tense final settled by a moment of magic from Antoine Semenyo.
Pep Guardiola doesn't appear to be ready to quit City just yet
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With his back to goal and a short pass fired at him from Erling Haaland, the 26-year-old coldly pulled out a sensational backheel that bamboozled Robert Sanchez in the Blues net.
It was the 10th goal of the season for Semenyo in light blue since signing for the club in January from Bournemouth - and easily his best.
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But while Semenyo is a new face at the Etihad, there is something of a mini-exodus expected in Manchester with Bernardo Silva and John Stones - almost pieces of furniture at the club now - leaving in the summer.
However, everyone wants to know what Guardiola is doing, who still has a year on his contract but could walk away after 10 years in charge and having won his 17th major title.
But as City celebrated the FA Cup with their fans, Guardiola kept himself out of the limelight, opting to hang back amid the large crowd of various City staffers including physios, coaches and nutritionists.
City have won the FA Cup for a third time under Pep Guardiola
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For a man supposedly bidding farewell to a club he has repeatedly called his home, it did not look like a goodbye.
And for a man who loves the cameras, it was perhaps a clue that he is not done yet as he let the players take the forefront.
Even on the FA Cup podium on the pitch, he beckoned over the City staff to join in, a lovely touch from the 55-year-old and another sign that he is keen to keep operating at the Etihad.
Before a ball had been kicked, Guardiola also insisted he is going nowhere.
“No way. No way. I have a one year [left on my] contract,” he said.
“I’m so disappointed that they don’t make a stand for Pep [at Wembley], the number of times I’ve been there – at least a lounge or a box. Maybe I go 24 more times.
Pep Guardiola's future will be talked about at length until the end of the season
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“It’s been a special place, with Barcelona in 1992 [winning the European Cup as a player] and after against Manchester United with Barcelona [winning the Champions League as head coach in 2011] for the second time and many times since I am here with semi-finals and finals. It’s really good to go to Wembley again. Top.”
The speculation will continue right until the end of the season but there appears to be no signs that Guardiola wants out just yet.