Pep Guardiola already knows that on June 30th he will lose the protective shield that signed him to City and gave him everything to succeed.
Txiki Begiristain will conclude his contract with Manchester City at the end of this season, where he has served as sporting director since 2012.
Pep Knows He will be without Txiki
He arrived at City through Ferran Soriano, the club's SEO, and he was in charge of signing Pep Guardiola when he was managing Bayern Munich.
The harmony between Txiki and Pep Guardiola is absolute. In fact, they already coincided at Barcelona during Pep Guardiola's triumphant era.
Txiki has already told Pep: He's leaving. And Pep must now face the biggest decision in his life.
His contract with City also expires on June 30 and he intends to leave, even though City fans are putting up giant banners, in Catalan, at the Etihad Stadium to ask him to stay.
Guardiola Wants to Return Home
Pep also wants to return home, and Txiki's decision could speed up his own after eight years managing City.
Guardiola spent four years in the dugout at Camp Nou. He left saying that he had emptied himself and that he needed to put a stop. He's lasted twice as long at City, but his body is asking him to return home.
And his friend Joan Laporta is waiting with open arms to bring him into his staff. Guardiola will not coach Barça again, but his experience and knowledge could be very useful to the headquarters of the club.
In any case, Pep's idea is not to leave City for Barça. He would take another sabbatical year, as he did when he left Camp Nou. He would then study the electoral outlook for Barça.
Guardiola's plans
The next elections for the Barça presidency are scheduled for 2026. By then Pep could be part of a powerful candidacy that, with his presence alone, would win the elections.
But Laporta isn't giving give up. The Guardiola name guarantees the presidency of Barça and the current president will not let this opportunity to continue leading the club slip away.
Pep's return could also mean the return of Txiki Begiristain to the Camp Nou.