After being told he’s surplus to requirements by Pep Guardiola, Goalkeeper Joe Hart is on his way out of Manchester City.
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It was not revealed where the 29-year-old was heading, but it has been widely reported that Italian side, Torino, lead the race for his signature and are hopeful of finalising a loan move on Tuesday after laying on a private jet.
The 29 year old is believed to have played his final Manchester City game in last week’s 1-0 win against Romanian side Steaua Bucharest.
Officials at the club have vowed to help the 29-year-old “find the best solution” in order to keep his worldwide place.
He is expected to take the gloves from Daniele Padelli, who has failed to impress coach Sinisa Mihajlovic since he arrived at the club several months after his sacking by AC Milan last season.
Hart was already second choice behind Willy Caballero, who has started all of City’s Premier League games so far, and the arrival of Bravo means that as the third-choice keeper, he will practically get no game time.
Bony has failed to impress since his £28million signing from Swansea in January past year with a combination of worldwide call-ups, injuries, illness and poor form hampering his progress.
But his record at Swansea was impressive and Stoke boss Mark Hughes is hopeful of getting the best out of the player.
Many City supporters found the sight hard to take. Things that are false too because they’ve never shown me the door or anything like that.
Hart’s City team-mate Sergio Aguero was last night left sweating on a retrospective red card for his “elbow” on West ham’s Winston Reid.
Guardiola said afterwards he would be happy for the Frenchman to stay and fight for his place but it seems he has now decided his immediate future lies away from England.
Samir Nasri, another City outcast, was thought to be close to joining Sevilla, while Eliaquim Mangala was reportedly due to sign for Valencia.
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The Ivory Coast striker, 27, has been a bit-part player at City since signing from Swansea City in January 2015, with Argentina’s Sergio Agüero leading the line.
