The Toffees could afford to buy Hart but City’s longest-serving player would prefer a loan move, with Everton expected to cover his £110,000-a-week wages to make him their highest-paid player ever.
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Both Manchester clubs have appointed new managers this summer after disappointing 2015/16 campaigns which saw the Citizens narrowly beat the Red Devils to fourth place.
“I am very optimistic we can play the football I want”.
There was nothing wrong with City’s attacking play in the thrashing of Steaua and bet365 cut Sergio Aguero to 3-1 to win the Premier League Golden Boot after his hat-trick in Bucharest despite missing two first-half penalties.
“I think Kolarov today had one of the best performances I have seen in a central defender”, the coach told City’s official website.
I don’t really play as a number ten, more as a free eight, with a lot of movement everywhere. To land at another Champions League club won’t come easy.
Sergio Aguero claimed a hat-trick – after missing two early penalties – while David Silva and Nolito, with his first City goal, also got on the scoresheet. Shots from Aleksandar Kolarov and Nolito which hit the woodwork were among other numerous chances City created.
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. I did have doubts about if I could perform, though”.
He said: “We all know he has a big ego and like most people, he doesn’t like being criticised”.
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has admitted that the squad are still “adjusting” to new manager Pep Guardiola’s tactics.
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Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Guardiola would not comment on reports linking City with Barcelona’s second-choice keeper Claudio Bravo, but praised the attitude of Hart.
