What started out as a secret ended up being real. Manchester City have also confirmed the following: Little Begiristain will end his tenure as a sports director y Hugo Viana he will be his successor. They will work together for the remainder of the season so that Sporting de Portugal’s sporting director can gradually take charge of the project.
With him, a new season will begin in Manchester City, and although the idea, as ‘The Athletic’ goes forward, will be Ferran Soriano to continue his work as COE for two more years, the continuation of Pep Guardiola a secret. The former player of Sporting CP, Valencia, Newcastle or SC Braga will take the position after a good career at the Lisbon team.
He has “caught” footballers who over time proved him right: Viktor Gyökeres (a famous example), Manuel Ugarte (now at United after a short stay at PSG), Ousmane Diomande, Pedro Gonçalves, Morten Hjulmand or Raphinha, himself. he is now realizing his full potential in Hansi Flick’s Barça.
And, of course, the most logical thing was for Viana to bring the inclusion of Rúben Amorim, the director of this great Sporting, and become the heir of Pep Guardiola who at the moment would be more outside than inside Manchester City. His work at Sporting surprised and ‘delighted’ both locals and foreigners and, in fact, he was heard strongly enough to take Jürgen Klopp. He was also in Barça’s squad to replace Xavi.
Now, while there are several (in Portugal) who are convinced that Hugo Viana wants Rúben Amorim to be the next coach of the ‘cityzen’ team, ‘The Athletic’ is looking for someone to take over.
And who is ‘covered’? Xabi Alonso, who was recently linked with Real Madrid, is favored by Hugo Viana and has become one of the candidates to replace Pep Guardiola at Manchester City. His career at Bayer Leverkusen is a success. They managed to put together a very competitive football team, and this was very close to achieving history. In the end, it came down to two (Bundesliga and DFB Pokal) which also had a lot of advantages. Therefore, it was expected that the authorities would knock on Tolosa’s door. Do you see yourself as the manager of Manchester City?
