Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak believes the club has appointed the best manager in world football in Pep Guardiola.

The Spaniard will officially take over at the Etihad Stadium on July 1 but has been putting in some groundwork of late by taking tours of the club's facilities while meeting with director of football Txiki Begiristain and assistant Brian Kidd in Manchester and Al Mubarak in Dubai.

The City chief is supremely confident that Guardiola, who has left his role at Bayern Munich, comes to England as a proven winner who has the ability to completely transform the club.

"I am absolutely excited about Pep joining our team. I consider Pep to be one of the best, if not the best, manager today in football," he told CityTV.

"We are getting a manager that epitomises, in my view, passion and commitment.

"He's a winner, he is a proven winner. He has won professionally in every team he has coached. His record at Bayern Munich and Barcelona I think speaks for itself.

"The trophies... he has won every single club competition out there, from Champions League to La Liga, the Bundesliga, to the respective cups in both leagues he has played.

"We are getting a proven winner, a passionate man, someone I think will be an incredible asset to Manchester City and I have no doubt that he will transform our team to a whole new level."