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Pep Guardiola ready to dump Claudio Bravo and bring in fellow calamity goalkeeper Keylor Navas from Real Madrid

Manchester City desperately looking for established No.1 in the summer, after Chilean lost his place to Willy Caballero

Andrew Richardson

Published: 14:57, 16 Mar 2017
Updated: 15:02, 16 Mar 2017

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PEP GUARDIOLA is ready to dump Claudio Bravo and turn to Keylor Navas, according to reports in Spain.

The Manchester City boss allowed Joe Hart to leave the Etihad and brought in the Chilean stopper from Barcelona in the summer.

Manchester City could turn to Keylor Navas to solve their goalkeeping crisis — Manchester City could turn to Keylor Navas to solve their goalkeeping crisisCredit: EPA

But Bravo has endured a torrid time in the Premier League, and has lost his place to Willy Caballero.

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The Argentine has fared little better — and it certain Guardiola will try to bring in an established goalkeeper at the end of the season.

Claudio Bravo has lost his place in the Manchester City side after poor handling — Claudio Bravo has lost his place in the Manchester City side after poor handlingCredit: Reuters

Willy Caballero is not the long-term solution for Pep Guardiola in goal — Willy Caballero is not the long-term solution for Pep Guardiola in goalCredit: AP:Associated Press

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The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss wants a stopper who is good with their feet — which the City pair are.

But neither seem to be good enough with their hands, which is quite a key quality for a goalkeeper.

And are reporting Guardiola will turn to Navas, who appears to be in a similar mould to Bravo and Caballero.

Sergio Ramos watches on as Keylor Navas concedes yet another calamitous goal — Sergio Ramos watches on as Keylor Navas concedes yet another calamitous goalCredit: Getty Images

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Keylor Navas has made several high-profile mistakes for Real Madrid this seasonCredit: Reuters

The Costa Rican has made a catalogue of errors in big games, which have led to Real Madrid being bailed out at other end with countless late equalisers and winners.

However, remarkable, City may have competition from Liverpool, Arsenal and even Paris Saint-Germain.

Los Blancos are keen to offload Navas and bring in an elite stopper, such as David De Gea or Thibaut Courtois.

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