Rumor has it that city manager could be heading back to Barcelona and Manchester City like the look of RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann or former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino as possible replacements for Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard is in the final year of his contract.
If he does not plan to stick around — and nobody would blame the Catalan for that after five years in a hugely demanding job — then the club need to press ahead with sorting a successor.
Only two men really spring to mind. Mauricio Pochettino, a name that has done the rounds since his sacking by Tottenham. And RB Leipzig’s 33-year-old Julian Nagelsmann, whose reputation is soaring and is at Old Trafford in the Champions League on Wednesday. City like the look of both. They will not be the only club in Europe who do.