Recently, former Manchester City football director Begiristan accepted an interview with the club's official website. He said that Manchester City will continue to succeed under the leadership of the new football director Viana.
As former Manchester City football director, Begiristan oversees transfer strategies and shapes the team's game principles and philosophy. Under his leadership, Manchester City grew from a regular team to one of the most successful and influential clubs in the world, Viana, who succeeded him, had previously held the same position at Portugal Sports.
Bergiristan helped Viana transition smoothly to a new role and witnessed the latter's busy and productive work during the summer transfer window. Looking to the future and looking back at his wonderful time at Manchester City, he is confident in Viana and believes that he is his ideal successor.
Bergiristan said: "He is a top pick, and I think he is very similar to me. He is very calm, but also very decisive. He couldn't come here at the winter transfer window, when he was still in Portugal Sports, but I have seen his standards and views on football and his choice of players over the past few months, and I think we are under very good leadership."
Bergiristan proudly reviewed his 13-year tenure, during which Manchester City won 21 important trophys, which was the most successful period in the club's 131-year history. Speaking of this extraordinary achievement, Begiristan pointed out that the leadership and support of Chairman Almubarak and CEO Soriano were key factors in leading to this success.
Bergilistan continued: "I got the trust of the president, he relied on my expertise, and I felt it from the beginning. Of course, I also got the help of Soriano. It all worked and we kept winning. I could see him growing and understanding his role in the club. He was a very important professional to me."
"For the club, the way he managed difficult times and the understanding of the business were very rare, but he was always the key to all of this. Key figure. Now he is excellent in both board management and club management. ”
When asked what he missed the most, Begiristan added: “Join a huge club, one of the best clubs in the world. Waking up every day and coming here feels like a big family. You are very close to everyone in the club: receptionist, chef, gear administrator…everyone is very close. It’s a huge club and organization, but I still feel like we are all friends and going through the wind and rain together, and it feels so wonderful.”