Manchester City to appoint Sporting’s Hugo Viana as new sporting director

Manchester City to appoint Sporting’s Hugo Viana as new sporting director

Former Portugal midfielder to replace Txiki BegiristainViana has overseen great success at Sporting Lisbon

Manchester City will replace outgoing sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, with Hugo Viana after agreeing a deal with his current employers, Sporting.

The former Portugal and Newcastle midfielder is set to move to the Premier League champions early next year with City envisaging a lengthy handover period that would see Viana work alongside Begiristain before he takes over the role at the end of this season.

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