Barcelona sporting director Robert Fernandez confirmed that Barca had received an offer for the 33-year-old Chilean which they have made a decision to accept.
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Reghecampf is already resigned to defeat in his side’s Champions League play-off against City, having lost the first leg 5-0 in the Romanian capital last week.
But City do not want him sitting around earning £135,000 a week when he is not playing.
Speaking at a press conference, Guardiola said: “I have an excellent relationship with Joe”. It’s hard for me to leave players who deserve to play out. Until the 31st of this month, all the players here are our players, my players.
“I work with them like there is no end. We were clear, him with me and I with him and we spoke about our football”. I don’t know (about any enquiries for Hart). Certainly when Joe joins us because he’ll be in the squad.”If I can get the chance to go and see Pep I’d like to listen to him anyway”. I don’t know what’s going on’. He is expected to complete his medical today and sign before this weekend.
Manchester City are set to complete the signing of Claudio Bravo, 33. At the moment, he is not our player.’ he told Sky Sports.
Everton are determined this stance will remain until the transfer deadline passes at 11pm on August 31st, so, unless City change their position, Hart may have to stay at the club.
But Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri are set to stay beyond the transfer window even though they appear to have no future at the club under the new regime.’I like a short (small) squad, ‘ said Guardiola.
‘If you have less players, it’s easier for the players and the coaches and the club.
“If it goes for a longer period of time then I think it’s hard then to select them, based on how they feel, never mind from a training point of view – can they go and play at that level having not played for their own team for a considerable amount of time?” I will make some rotations with the players. ‘No, anything can happen. We are so happy with 5-0 but we have to take the opponent seriously and try to win the game.
“Yesterday I saw the game versus Stoke City again and thought many things we have to improve”.
“We had 28 players in the training session”.
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“I am sorry guys”.
