Chile global Bravo has been touted as a potential replacement for Joe Hart at the Etihad after new City coach Pep Guardiola dropped the England number one for Saturday’s Premier League opener against Sunderland.
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Gianluigi Buffon believes Joe Hart has the ability and the temperament to continue as one of the world’s best goalkeepers – whether at Manchester City or elsewhere in Europe.
Along with City, England’s representatives in this year’s competition are Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham, three clubs already set at goalkeeper.
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.
However, Neville has urged Hart to stay at City and fight for his spot, rather than take the easy option and seek a transfer before the end of the month.
Joe Hart is the Spaniard’s highest-profile victim, with the England global dropped to the bench on Saturday in favour of reserve Willy Caballero.
Guardiola may now have added further fuel to that by leaving 33-year-old Toure out of the travelling party for the first leg of City’s Champions League play-off at Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
I don’t really play as a number ten, more as a free eight, with a lot of movement everywhere.
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Those who play in any of the Champions League qualifying rounds are eligible to play for another club in the group stage.
Barton insists that it is no longer the club he left in 2007 because that club wouldn’t have treated it’s players so badly.
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And the one-time England worldwide – who made 130 appearances for City between 2002 and 2007 – has suggested they could miss out on a Champions League spot this season following their summer transfer window struggles. I haven’t seen it.
