Txiki Begiristain admits he’ll be supporting Manchester City as a fan now as one of the three clubs he follows from afar.
Begiristain was Director of Football at the Blues for 13 years and an integral figure in our rise to becoming one of the biggest clubs in the world.
He retired from his position two months ago, with Hugo Viana replacing him in the CFA hotseat.
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The 61-year-old now plans to spend plenty of time with his family after a long and distinguished career in the game.
But he says when he does check out the football scores, City will be very much on his mind.
“I have three clubs!” he said.
“One is Sociedad, where I grew up, the second one is Barcelona of course and then it’s going to be City.
“I’ll see how I feel watching. I’m going to choose the right ones and just enjoy watching football.
“I’ve been watching the best football in the world – both at Barcelona and Manchester City - so I’ll choose only the good games!”
On spending time with his loved ones now he’s called time on his trophy-laden career, he added: “I’m ready to spend time with them but I don’t know if they’re ready to have me all the time!
“I hope and wish they are ready! Hopefully they can understand I’m new in the house because until today, I was thinking a lot of football.
“I have a wonderful excuse to visit Manchester with my daughter staying here. I’m going to come often.”
Watch the full interview in the video player above.