Manchester City have numerous ties to Barcelona. As well as Pep Guardiola being a former player and manager of the Spanish club, City’s sporting director Txiki Begiristain also played and had the same role he has now at Barcelona previously. However, Begiristain is set to leave his role as City’s sporting director at the end of the season. In addition to that, City have been involved in transfer deals with Barcelona, most notably seeing Ilkay Gundogan join them on a free transfer in 2023, only to then return to the Etihad Stadium a year later. Now though, the Citizens have set their sights on …
