Chile and Barcelona star goalkeeper, Cladio Bravo is set to become Pep Guardiola’s ninth summer signing as he arrives Manchester Airport for his medicals with the English side.
Bravo will nearly double his salary with City, having accepted an annual wage of €6 million to leave the Spanish giants and become the Premier League side’s new first-choice goalkeeper.
Bravo’s arrival, and Guardiola’s preference for Willy Caballero in competitive action since the start of the Premier League season, casts further doubt over Joe Hart’s future.
City manager Guardiola said: “I cannot deny what everyone knows. The deal is not complete. After I will answer about a player who at the moment is not our player.”
It was expected Hart would leave the club before the transfer window closes on 31 August, but an immediate transfer is no longer certain. He does not want to move to Sevilla or Borussia Dortmund, both of whom are reported to be interested in signing him.
Everton, which seemed a potential destination late last week, appear to have cooled their interest – partly due to Hart’s wages, which are beyond their current structure, and the early-season form of new signing Maarten Stekelenburg.
An official announcement of Bravo’s transfer could be delayed until later in the week as Barcelona look to tie up Ajax goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen as his replacement.