JOE HART FEARS EXIT AT MANCHESTER CITY CLOSE IN ON CLAUDIO BRAVO

Pep has insisted publicly that the England No.1
could yet work his way back into the first team, but
a move for the Barca keeper has thrown his future
into doubt
Joe Hart fears his time at Manchester City is coming to an
end as the club step up their efforts to sign Claudio Bravo
from Barcelona, Goal has learned.
Hart was left out of Pep Guardiola's starting line-up for their
Premier League opener against Sunderland on Saturday and
faces a fierce fight to hold onto his status as City No.1.
Guardiola has publicly insisted that Hart may yet win back
his place, but the Catalan is thought to have his doubts
about the England keeper's ability to adjust to his complex
tactical demands.
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Sources close to Hart also believe that the player will
struggle to get a look in if Bravo arrives at the Etihad
Stadium.
It is understood that City are confident of signing Bravo
before the close of the transfer window, as reported by Goal

on Sunday evening.
Although City and Barca are yet to agree on a transfer fee,
the Chilean is keen to link up with Guardiola and talks are
expected to intensify after the conclusion of the Spanish
supercopa on Wednesday.
Hart is extremely popular with City supporters after playing
a pivotal role in the club's recent success, having won two
Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup in
the last five years.
But it has become clear that he does not suit Guardiola's
gameplan and, with Bravo's arrival set to be confirmed this
month, he may yet decide to seek a new club in order to
guarantee first-team football.
"I am pretty sure he is not happy," Guardiola said of Hart
after he was left out of Saturday's game. "Players when they
do not play they are sad, of course, I would not like them to
be happy when they don’t play."
Guardiola insisted on Friday that Hart could adapt to his
methods given time, and after the Sunderland game he once
again was at pains to point out that his decision to pick Willy
Caballero did not necessarily spell the end for the England
keeper.
"Today he was the first choice," he added. "I don’t know. I
don’t know. It was today. Maybe the next game I'll change
or maybe not. Today I needed the build-up, to use the
goalkeeper to play quicker, to arrive the balls behind the line,
and Willy had this quality.
"First of all he had more time, he arrived on the first day, in
the first training session we worked on that. That’s the
reason why, nothing else.
"I know Joe’s quality, he’s an amazing goalkeeper, he’s the
goalkeeper with the national team, the last years he was so
important to win the two Premier Leagues, the cups, and
titles, the personality, the character, I know that. But today I
have to decide and today I decide in that way."