Bravo was not the first option of Guardiola for the City

Since it landed in England, Claudio Bravo has settled without problems in the usual titularity in the goal of the Manchester City, surpassing in the competition to Willy Cavalier that removed the place to Joe Hart during the first parties of the season 2016-17.

However, in the last hours has known , as it informs "Mark", that Claudio Bravo was not neither much less the first option of Pep Guardiola to reinforce the goal of the Manchester City. The one of Santpedor would have urged to the technical office of Txiki Begiristain that did all the possible by the signing of Rui Patricio, goalkeeper of the Sporting of Lisbon and the selection of Portugal.

They arrived to offer 20 million euros by his services and the Sporting seemed to be satisfied, but the archer did not want to move of the club in which it carries playing practically all the life, and the operation undid . Rui Patricio is a man of priorities, and prefers to be to taste in a club during long time before that add some that another figure to his wage.

By this reason remained finally in the Sporting, having been ready the past Wednesday to give a good fright with the Portuguese team in Santiago Bernabéu to the Real Madrid of Zidane (2-1). Anyway, the Manchester City of Guardiola finish taking advantage of the situation of the Barça to sign to Claudio Bravo, the one who little by little goes adapting every time better to the goal of the Etihad Stadium.