After discussing transfer plans, Joe Hart and Champions League football, Pep Guardiola was finally able to talk about the next Manchester City match, a key Premier League encounter with West Ham United at Etihad Stadium.
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Hart will share sub duties with Willy Caballero and Angus Gunn, unless he moves club before Wednesday’s transfer deadline.
One minor irritation for Guardiola will be that his side have conceded in both of their Premier League matches thus far this term and the odds compilers go 11/10 (2.10) that City keep a clean sheet against the Hammers.
“It’s not an ideal situation, but I will respect their contracts and the situation”.
“I think we’re going to try to find a good solution for everybody”, Begiristain said.
“If all four stay here, the best solution is for everybody to be involved in our idea”. They are going to be in rotation, part of that.
“They are going to be in rotation, part of that”.
“Now we have one week and we have to make him [Hart] happy and if he can find a solution and find a club where he has a real chance to play regularly”.
“In the second half they put us under pressure and were really dominating and creating a few chances, but they missed them and we were good in defending the box”. The situation is not easy.
They followed up a 4-1 victory at Stoke City with a 1-0 second-leg win against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday, advancing to the group stage of the Champions League with a 6-0 aggregate over the Romanian side.
Jurgen Klopp has already brought two new goalkeepers to Liverpool this summer after signing German pair Loris Karius and Alex Manninger, while Ronald Koeman recently ruled out the possibility of Everton making a move for Hart.
The Hammers are also staying active ahead of the close of the transfer window and have almost completed a deal for Juventus forward Simone Zaza reportedly worth £24 million.
When asked about the trio, he said: “We’re working on it”.
“After West Ham, we continue to speak and we’ll see what the situation is”.
‘He’s fit but he’s not going to play, ‘ said Guardiola, who is likely to pick Caballero.
“I grew up in Catalonia, I was 13 years old when I went to their academy, promoted to a professional player and trainer”. I know the people there, most of the players are still there. In the future it will be normal.
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“They will check (test) our level, our current level”.
