Patrick Vieira has admitted that managing Manchester City would be a "fairytale" for the former Arsenal and France star.
The New York City FC boss led his team to the MLS playoffs in just his first season in charge of the North American club before falling to Toronto FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
And City have been amenable to the idea of Vieira joining NYCFC's parent club in a managerial role someday, which the Frenchman said he would welcome.
"This is the fairy-tale story," Vieira told reporters. "I don't look further than next year because in our world anything can happen.