Manchester City paid £13.6m for Claudio Bravo with a further £3.4m payable through four separate add-ons. [Marca]

City are willing to pay up to £90,000 of Joe Hart’s £120,000 weekly wage, if a club can be found to take the 29-year-old on loan. [Mirror]

City are desperate to offload Hart before Wednesday’s transfer deadline day, with Sunderland a potential destination. [Mirror]

Pep was wary of ditching Hart, a big fan favourite, but the second half of last season and Euro 2016 helped make up his mind. [Mirror]

Manuel Neuer was Pep's dream, with Ter Stegen and Rui Patricio also of interest. In the end, he settled for Claudio Bravo. [Mirror]

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has not given up on a potential loan deal for Wilfried Bony despite landing Simone Zaza from Juventus. [Mirror]

Bony is still an option for West Ham on a short-term deal until January when he is expected to leave Manchester City for China. [Mirror]

Sunderland are ready to offer Joe Hart first-team action, but he has reservations about joining a club likely to fight relegation. [Mail]

The reality for Hart is that he is running out of options. He would be fighting Caballero and Angus Gunn for a bench role at City. [Mail]

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Chinese Super League side Hebei China Fortune have announced former City boss Manuel Pellegrini as their new coach.

Vincent Kompany will stay at City after winning Pep Guardiola over - the City captain will be in Pep's plan. [Times]

Kompany has impressed during training and City are satisfied with his recovery. His rehabilitation is on schedule.

Kompany is set to be back in contention for the Manchester derby or the Champions League game against Mönchengladbach 3 days later. [Times]

AC Milan and Torino have made contact with City in the past 24 hours to inquire about a move for Joe Hart. [Express]

Italian clubs contact Manchester City about Joe Hart, with Borussia Dortmund also an option. [Sunday Express]

A club source says there is interest in all of Hart/Nasri/Mangala/Bony, but City may have to subsidise moves through wages + fees. [Mirror]