Manchester City prepare for Pep Guardiola's possible departure and choose his successor

Manchester City could experience a real revolution in the summer of 2025. The departure of Txiki Begiristain from the sporting direction of the 'skyblue' entity has meant the first step towards the new stage of the Mancunian project, with Hugo Viana in charge of replacing the former FC Barcelona executive in this department.

However, the changes at the Etihad Stadium might not end here. Pep Guardiola's contract ends in June next year and his decision on his future is still unknown. The coach already has an important renewal offer on the table, but the Sampedor native has still not defined his destination and maintains the uncertainty surrounding his continuity on the sky-blue bench.

Manchester City have already chosen Pep's replacement

For that reason, and while they await Pep's final decision, the 'skyblue' team has set to work in search of his replacement and has already found the ideal candidate. This is what The Guardian reports, which claims that Rúben Amorim would be the choice of the sports director if Guardiola finally leaves the club at the end of the season.

Hugo Viana knows him perfectly from their time at Sporting de Portugal, where they managed to put an end to the 'duopoly' between Benfica and Porto in the Portuguese league. While the sports director managed to sign players such as Hjulmand and Gyökeres, the coach was in charge of promoting them and turning them into top-level figures. Characteristics that are highly valued at City, where they believe that Amorim is more than capable of taking on the challenge of filling the shoes of the Catalan coach.