The England worldwide, 29, appears to have played his last match for City after Pep Guardiola left him out of the starting eleven for their comprehensive 5-0 win over Steaua Bucharest.
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The England keeper, a substitute for City’s 5-0 thrashing of Steaua Bucharest in Tuesday’s Champions League playoff after being benched for the Premier League opener against Sunderland on Saturday, is 5-2 with Hills to still be at the Etihad on September 1.
Guardiola was pressed on the Ivory Coast international’s omission at his pre-match media conference ahead of Wednesday’s (AEST) game and claimed it was nothing to do with his training performance, saying he did not want the midfielder to travel if he was unlikely to play.
Former Manchester City player Joey Barton has strongly criticized Pep Guardiola for his treatment of Joe Hart.
However, when asked about the possibility of further changes being made to the Barca squad before the transfer deadline, Luis Enrique said: “I think, though I could be wrong, that some players are going to come in and I think that also some are going to leave”. The club I left and the one I watch now are two totally different organisations.
“I’ve had chances to play, but after so long you wonder if you can continue at the same level and if it’s worth the effort, if you can continue at the heights demanded by this club”. His attitude isn’t bad.
“I respect a lot his career and his qualities but, in the first days, especially against Sunderland, we were looking for a more intensive game, that is the only reason he didn’t play”. Why treat him like that?
Joe Hart is the Spaniard’s highest-profile victim, with the England worldwide dropped to the bench on Saturday in favour of reserve Willy Caballero. Because if they have I don’t see it.
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The player concluded: “Why not let him fight for his place and then if he is not good enough say: “I have given him an opportunity”. Every coach and every manager has his own ideas.
