Guardiola was equally reluctant to discuss the Bravo deal, even as the 33-year-old Chile goalkeeper arrived on a delayed flight from Barcelona to have a medical.Bravo will play the “sweeper keeper” role that Guardiola feels is now beyond Hart’s capabilities, with Caballero expected to revert back to his job as No 2.
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Speculation a deal could be imminent has now increased after Bravo was pictured at the airport in Barcelona reportedly preparing to board a flight to Manchester.
Yaya Toure could feature for the first time under Pep Guardiola at Manchester City when they face Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League.
Nigerian youngster Kelechi Iheanacho faced the media alongside Guardiola and could come in for Aguero, with the Spaniard confirming he will rotate his squad.
Hart told BT Sport: “We all know there’s a situation going on but I feel that inside, outside of all the circus, we are handling it well as a good team with a good management staff”.
Claudio Bravo has flown into Manchester to finalise the personal terms of his new deal at Pep Guardiola’s City, reports suggest.
Despite reported interest from the likes of Everton and Sevilla, Hart is yet to receive a suitable offer, and with just eight days of the transfer window remaining, he could be set to stay at the Etihad as third choice behind Bravo and Willy Caballero.
Guardiola says teams must be wary of conceding similar fouls over the rest of the season, but insists he will not attach blame to the officials should City suffer a defeat. I work with them like there’s no end. I’m a little bit surprised at the level we’ve played here and in Bucharest after a short time. “We were clear, him with me and I with him and we spoke about our football”. You need to work hard as a player to get your chance and I’m doing everything I can to get my chance.
With City 5-0 up from the first leg in Romania, Guardiola is expected to make changes to his starting XI.
“Tonight I played for Manchester City, I enjoyed every moment of it and I have done every time I’ve played for Manchester City”.
Captain Vincent Komany and new signings Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane are back in training but not yet match fit.
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“We have a target as a team but we don’t have individual targets. We need everybody and I hope they realise that”.
