Yet in staying at City he will in effect be third choice, behind Bravo and Willy Caballero. With the Everton manager, Ronald Koeman, telling Maarten Stekelenburg he signed him to be the No1, Hart would not be guaranteed to start even if he did agree to move. A potential loan move to Everton broke down after City refused to subsidise any of his salary, with the Merseyside club unwilling to pay his £135,000-a-week (€157,000) wage.Įverton 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. Hart, 29, remains open to all options but, with only a week to the close of the summer transfer window, he is yet to receive an offer that is considered suitable for his long-term career. Barça are close to signing Jasper Cillessen from Ajax to replace Bravo. The 33-year-old Chilean will not sign in time to be selected for City's Champions League play-off game against Steaua Bucharest on Wednesday night but could go straight into the team for the match against West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Barcelona's Claudio Bravo was pictured arriving at Manchester Airport on Tuesday afternoon with a view to finalising a deal to become Hart's replacement for a fee of around £17m (€19.8m). Joe Hart risks placing his career in limbo by staying at Manchester City as a back-up goalkeeper, despite knowing that doing so will threaten his status as England's No1.

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