And, according to the paper, the Manchester City player, who earns £150,000 a week at the Etihad, is prepared to take a pay cut in the hope of luring a bid from the Reds.
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The Chile international’s transfer to City has been confirmed just hours after Barcelona confirmed the capture of his replacement Jasper Cillessen from Ajax.City have forked out £17million on Bravo following Pep Guardiola’s decision to deem Hart surplus to requirements. I will be clear what will be the solution. The club has agreed to a four year contract with the keeper which would make him 37 when it completes.
Guardiola chose to start Willy Caballero in goal over Hart in City’s first three games of the season, with the Argentinian seemingly deemed more suitable to the manager’s belief in playing the ball out from the back – an area where the 33-year-old Bravo excels.
Asked about the possibility of new signings, Guardiola told a news conference ahead of Sunday’s game against West Ham: “No chance”.
It means England No.1 Hart is now effectively City’s third-choice keeper as his 10-year career at the club looks like ending on a huge low.
“They are going to be involved in our idea.They are going to be in rotation, part of that”.
Hart returned to the City line-up to face Steaua, with the progress to the Champions League group stage essentially a formality following last week’s 5-0 win in Romania for Guardiola’s men.
The arrival of Bravo is further proof of Guardiola’s lack of confidence in Hart and although the Chilean will not play at home to West Ham tomorrow, he is an important signing for the new City manager.
Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo was the latest to arrive on Thursday from Barcelona and Guardiola says his recruitment drive is over.
“(City) is a place I love to be but situations occur in football but we are men, we get on with it.
“We all know there is a situation going on but I feel that outside of all the circus, we are handling it well as a good team with a good management staff, and I enjoyed tonight”.
“I was more scared [because of] his reaction than really what it was”, he added on Iheanacho.
“I can not deny it’s something special for me to return to Barcelona – I grew up there, to play there at 13 to become a footballer”.
“It happened last season with Bayern Munich”. In the future it will be normal.
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“They will check (test) our level, our current level”.
