12 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Patrick Vieira's Managerial Career

10. Man City Eye Vieira As A Future Boss... And He Has Been Linked To The Likes Of Bayern Munich And Marseille

There had been whispers a couple of months ago that, should Man City have wanted to get rid of Manuel Pellegrini this summer, then Vieira would take charge at the Etihad for a season before the club attempted to convince Pep Guardiola to join next year. However, despite this supposedly having been touted by the City hierarchy, this scenario has failed to materialise - even though they do rate Vieira very highly in the North West. Interestingly, the Citizens were concerned a couple of months ago that Vieira was being lined up as the replacement for Marcelo Bielsa at Marseille, and he refused to deny that he would be interested in such a role. Furthermore, after spending some time looking at the Bayern Munich coaching set-up under Guardiola back in February, there have even been reports that the Bundesliga champions are looking to recruit Vieira as a potential successor to the Spaniard. He's clearly thought of very highly in the European coaching sphere, that's for certain.