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The serial -winning coach has spent seven years at the Etihad, transforming the Citizens into a winning machine.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says a part of him will be leaving the club when director of football Txiki Begiristain departs at the end of the season.
Begiristain, 60, has spent over a decade at City and was instrumental in bringing Pep Guardiola to the club eight years ago. He will be replaced by Sporting's Hugo Viana. Guardiola and Begiristian were former teammates at Barcelona and the latter played a pivotal role in the appointment of Guardiola as the Catalan's head coach in 2008
"Part of me is leaving. A friend of mine, an architect who created one of the best teams at Barcelona and here. Personally, he will be missed a lot," Guardiola told BBC.
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"He made me balanced in this job. I'm so energetic and when we lose I want to destroy everything and he always said 'take a moment'.
"We have to move on, and the club will move on". Guardiola's own future has become a hot topic lately with his current deal set to expire at the end of this season. The serial -winning coach has spent seven years at the Etihad, transforming the Citizens into a winning machine. Quizzed on his own future, the Spaniard said:
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"The club have options when Pep will leave. Sooner or later it will happen and they have to prepare. It will not be a surprise.
"I want to be really convinced it is the best for the club. I will not delay any action thinking it will be a problem for the club".
Begiristain's exit was confirmed last week, a day after a verdict was given in City's legal case against the Premier League over the league's rules on commercial deals involving clubs' owners, with both sides claiming victory.
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