Manchester City have found their man to lead the club into a new era | OneFootball

With the news that Txiki Begiristain is likely to step down at the end of this season, a new era may be on the horizon for Manchester City. Begiristain has been a key figure in Manchester City’s recent era of success. But as one era ends another could be set to begin. With that in mind, Manchester City looks to have found the man tasked with helping lead the world champions into a new era.

Sam Lee and David Ornstein have reported for the Athletic that Manchester City are set to hire Sporting Lisbon’s Hugo Viana as their new director of football. Furthermore, the pair report that Viana’s appointment at City could be confirmed as early as next week. Lee and Ornstein also report that Sporting and Viana had refused to comment on Viana’s potential appointment at the world champions.

Based on Lee and Ornstein’s report, Manchester City has found their man to usher in a new era. Hugo Viana will have big shoes to fill if he arrives at City. Txiki Begiristain has played a key role at the club since 2012. Begiristain has overseen an unprecedented era of dominance from Manchester City. Hugo Viana will be tasked with maintaining City’s spot at the top of the English game. That will be no easy task. But Viana will be given every available resource to complete this task.

The remaining question is will Pep Guardiola be there to work under Hugo Viana? That appears to be the last task in front of City. Guardiola is the perfect manager to begin a new era for the world champions. The hope is that he will be there to work with Hugo Viana and build City’s next era of success. That would compliment the reported arrival of Hugo Viana perfectly for the world champions.