Man.United suddenly announced Omar Berrada as the new CEO on Saturday night immediately after he announced his resignation from the role of Director of Football Operations at Man.City. This is the first important appointment decision of billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s era at Old Trafford, and it is giving the Red Devils a lot of hope for change. However, coach Guardiola affirmed that this move will not automatically narrow the gap between the two city rivals.
“Kevin De Bruyne is still at Man.City. Erling Haaland will play here… So in the end it’s not that simple,” coach Guardiola said. “Maybe Man.United thinks with this person everything will change. Congratulations. I don’t know if this will happen or not. Berrada is a lovely person, amazing personality, amazing professional. I met him yesterday, we hugged and I wished him all the best, I truly wish him the best because he is a wonderful person. But I don’t know if when they do this everything will be sorted, and whether it will work properly or not. If in the future the best thing happens, oh my god, they need to have a stand named after Omar Berrada because he deserves it.”
Berrada has been a key part of Man.City’s off-field structure for nearly 10 years, including four years as Managing Director of the Etihad Stadium before being promoted to Football Operations Director of City Football Group since 2020. This man with 18 years of experience in top sports, together with Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Director of Football Txiki Begiristain and CEO Ferran Soriano, helped Man.City achieve an era of success. unprecedented success, culminating in the “treble” last season.