CLAUDIO BRAVO could sign for Real Betis once his contract at Manchester City expires, according to reports.
The Chilean goalkeeper, 37, agreed a short-term extension to take him through to the end of City’s Champions League campaign in June but he now looks set to leave the Etihad.
Claudio Bravo could move to Real Betis once his Man City deal expiresCredit: Alamy Live News
Bravo will link up former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini at Betis, as his fellow Chilean bids to shore up La Liga’s second-worst defence, according to Goal.
The Seville outfit conceded 60 goals in 2019-20 as they finished 15th in Spain’s top division.
Bravo’s arrival at the Benito Villamarin could signal the end for Betis’ current No 1, ex-Wigan and Everton keeper Joel Robles.
Bravo joined Man City from Barcelona in 2016 for a reported fee of £17million.
After a difficult first season in Manchester, in which he had the worst save percentage of any goalkeeper in the Premier League with 54.1 per cent, he was replaced by Ederson as Pep Guardiola’s first-choice.
Despite this, Bravo has played an important role as Ederson’s back-up in the last three seasons with 17 appearances in all competitions this term.
The former Real Sociedad goalkeeper has been linked with Arsenal, Celtic and New York City FC in recent months but he now appears to be eyeing a move back to La Liga.
Bravo has travelled with the rest of the Manchester City squad to Lisbon ahead of the Champions League last eight mini-tournament, with City taking on Lyon in the quarter-finals on Saturday night.
Manchester City arrive in Lisbon for Champions League quarter finals without Sergio Agüero as striker looks set to miss competition
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
