Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola says that the club have concluded their business in the transfer market and will not be adding new faces before next week’s deadline.
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However, Guardiola confirmed Hart and Willy Caballero – who has replaced Hart as City’s starting goalkeeper – will be fighting to be the club’s backup to Bravo.
Barcelona said Cillessen flew to Spain yesterday morning to undergo a medical and would be officially unveiled today.
It is an inglorious end to Hart’s 10 years with the club and he was given a hero’s reception by fans on his first – and possibly last – appearance for Guardiola in Wednesday’s win over Steaua Bucharest.
Though Stoke City have been without their No 1 Jack Butland so far this season with an ankle injury, they don’t expect his absence to be long enough to consider a move for Hart.
Claudio Bravo’s debut for Manchester City is set to come in the most high-profile match of the English Premier League season: The Manchester derby.
Guardiola has said he can move if he wishes but Everton, the club most strongly linked with him, have said they have no interest.
“He deserves what he deserves, I will try to be fair with him”.
“Bravo is fit but he’s not going to play this weekend”. He has more than a 100 senior worldwide caps under his belt, helping the Chile team to two successive Copa America titles in these past two years.
The biggest news is obviously Joe Hart, who has been called by Big Sam despite being clearly out of Guardiola’s plans for the Citizens.
“I played for Man City and I enjoyed it and I have done every time I have played for Man City”.
The keeper, who has 106 caps for Chile and won the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, became City’s 11th signing of the transfer window.
Guardiola said: “We want the best for him and of course the club is going to help him get the best solution for him”. “But situations occur in football”.
“Now I will challenge the other great goalkeepers the club has and together I hope we can win many trophies”. We all know there is a situation going on but I feel that inside, outside of all the circus, we are handling it well. “He is a goalkeeper I have admired for a number of years and I’m really happy he is now a City player”.
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“That’s why Manchester City contacted me and asked me to be the new manager”.
