Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has agreed to join Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City after the two clubs agreed a deal worth €16m, according to reports in Spain. “Against Sunderland, were looking for a typical, intensive game and that’s why he didn’t play – that’s the only reason why”.
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Following Joe Hart’s exclusion from the Manchester City side that defeated Sunderland at the Etihad, the England number one could be on his way out.
Liverpool, Everton and a host of European clubs including Sevilla are all keen on Hart, who is valued in the £25m bracket. The 29-year-old has made 347 appearances for City, conceding 347 goals.
It has always been rumoured that the former Barca and Bayern Munich boss wanted a new No. 1 at City, although Ter Stegen, 24, was previously named as his main target, per John Cross in the Mirror.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference at the Arena Nationala.
“My advice to Joe will be to stay exactly where he is, but Pep Guardiola’s obsession and believe is to play out from the back at all-costs”. He gave me a lot of confidence for this game, his building-up play, his personality.
“I was not sure if he was going to play, and so I prefer it if he stays there training good in Manchester”, the manager said. “Sometimes we finish and go home and arrive two hours later at our homes because of traffic”, Caballero said. After that the result is coming. “He loves to have a big group of players and he knows that sometimes we can all be good friends and can be a great team”.
“I need to feel this pressure, the people demanding that you have to win”.
“I think Kolarov today had one of the best performances I have seen in a central defender”, the coach told City’s official website.
He said: “I enjoy my job preparing the games, seeing what is going to happen and anticipating what the players are going to find during the game, and trying to find solutions”.
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City’s playing style is noticeably different with £47.5million centre-half John Stones replacing the Ivorian star.
