From when Bravo (was about to be, or) signed for City.
"Claudio is a fantastic goalkeeper and an excellent addition to our squad.
"He has experience and great leadership qualities and is in the prime of his life. He is a goalkeeper I have admired for a number of years and I'm really happy he is now a City player."
From when Barca signed him.Pep Guardiola has passionately explained why it is so important that his goalkeepers are good with their feet as he prepares to bring Claudio Bravo to the Etihad Stadium.
Guardiola admitted on Tuesday that a deal to sign Bravo for Barcelona is close, although he would not comment further until the transfer is finalised.
But he did explain, at length, why Hart is struggling to break into his line-up and why a goalkeeper's ability in possession is so important to his style of play.
To be fair, on the last point, he was about as good on the ball as City’s CBs tonight.The men behind his signing at the Camp Nou were the assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzué and Andoni Zubizarreta, the sporting director. Both had been goalkeepers there under Cruyff, team-mates of Guardiola. “He has character, a good relationship with the defence, good one on one, and excellent with his feet. And for me that is a key element,” Zubizarreta said. Excellent with his feet? Well, he had scored a free-kick for Real Sociedad, against Numancia. “I know I am going to have to participate not just as a goalkeeper but also as a centre-back,” Bravo said.