In Manchester City they are considering options for a possible successor to Josep Guardiola as manager of the team, if the specialist leaves after the end of the current season, reported FOCUS.
Guardiola's contract runs until next summer.
Earlier there were reports that club bosses are considering an invitation to Sporting's current coach Ruben Amorim.
According to the authoritative publication The Athletic, among the more seriously discussed candidates for Guardiola's successor is that of Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso.