Former Newcastle United midfielder Hugo Viana has visited Manchester City this week ahead of his official appointment as the club’s new director of football.

Hugo Viana has left his role as sporting director of Sporting CP, the Portuguese club announced on Tuesday. Viana, who will ...

Sporting CP have confirmed that Hugo Viana has left the club to become Manchester City’s new sporting director.

Hugo Viana has departed his role at Sporting CP ahead of replacing the outgoing Txiki Begiristain as Manchester City’s director of football. Viana was initially due to leave the Portuguese club ...

Hugo Viana is not expected to bring forward his start date at Manchester City after his departure from Sporting was confirmed. The Blues announced back in October that the 42-year-old would ...

He will be replaced by Hugo Viana. Viana has now departed his role with Sporting CP which indicates that a new era at Manchester City is almost upon us. Sporting CP announced that Hugo Viana has ...

Hugo Viana was set to leave Sporting at the end ... Viana, 42, spent time at Sporting, Newcastle United and Valencia as a player and won 29 caps for Portugal between 2001 and 2012.

Hugo Viana was set to leave Sporting at the end of the season. Photo by Jan Kruger - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Hugo Viana has left his role as sporting director of Sporting CP, the Portuguese ...