One of the biggest news on the national team break that has just kicked in is an inside scoop story - https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/1843695366442758546 by David Ornstein, telling in detail about the departure of Txiki Begiristain from his position of Manchester City sporting director.

Yes, that same Txiki who arrived at the club in 2012 to turn it upside down. Facing him, City was an absurd fat cat, and then under him, it started to get structure, clarity, and stability.

It was Txiki's team that allowed Pep, a comfort lover, to survive the debut season in England in peace, which turned out to be objectively unsuccessful - according to his standards - when there was 4:2 in Leicester, 4:0 at Goodison Park and other delights of rainy British hit-and-run, which the Catalan was not up to.

But instead of pressure, full support, and 300 million for transfers, almost every one of which instantly made City, if not the strongest team in the world, then certainly the most stable of all the strongest.

Interesting development! Txiki's departure from Manchester City could signal a shift in their transfer strategy.