Man Utd stunned as Pep Guardiola eyes £30m goalkeeper move at Man City

PEP GUARDIOLA is eyeing a summer move for Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, according to reports.

 

Barcelona keeper Claudio Bravo is attracting interest from the Premier League

 

It was confirmed yesterday that the 45-year-old would be replacing Manuel Pellegrini as manager of Manchester City on a three-year contract at the end of the season. 

Since this news, a host of speculation surrounding potential signings City could make under the Spaniard have intensified.

And according to Spanish newspaper AS, Guardiola wants to make Bravo one of his first signings at the Etihad.

 

With the soon to be former Bayern Munich boss said to have requested that his representatives continue to monitor Bravo's situation ahead of a potential summer move. 

Guardiola is a huge admirer of the 32-year-old shot-stopper and was believed to have played a part in the transfer of the Chilean to Barcelona in 2014. 

The report adds Guardiola wants to bring him to England because it will provide Joe Hart with competition between the sticks. 

Barcelona do not have any intention of selling the keeper, so in order to land him Guardiola will have to activate the £30.4million release clause in his contract - which runs until June 2019. 

 

Guardiola will face competition to secure the keeper's signature, however, with Manchester United also said to be interested in striking a summer deal for Bravo.

With the Red Devils understood to have a contingency plan in place to sign the Chilean international if David De Gea joins Real Madrid. 

De Gea was on the verge of joining Real last summer to replace Iker Casillas but a transfer fell through due to an administrative error.

Real still hold significant interest in the United keeper and if they win their appeal against their upcoming transfer embargo they will reportedly renew their interest in the 25-year-old.