I really don't know what Berrada was thinking going there.
Moving up to CEO is a big enough step at the best of times, but going from COO if one of the best run clubs with a stable structure to CEO one of the worst run in as bad a state as you can imagine makes the job almost impossible for him.
Let's be honest, being COO or CEO of City must be two of the easiest jobs in football. The structure is perfect, they have the best people on the football side, sponsors falling over themselves to be associated with Mansour and Khaldoon and you have some of the smartest business people on the planet handling strategy for off-the-field issues. The biggest problem they have is how to spend Mansour's money on the CFG project. Yes, I know I am being a little facetious.
Soriano is how old now, late fifties? In two or three years he will be retiring and Berrada would most likely be in prime position to take over. Or maybe he knew he wouldn't, I suppose. But then again, I doubt he will be CEO of United in another two or three years either.