Claudio Bravo could get another season at Manchester City , with his future currently undecided.
That was the message from football director Txiki Begiristain who said that the Blues have been “delighted” with the way the 36-year-old goalkeeper has bounced back from a career-threatening achilles tendon rupture.
Bravo has only played in the Community Shield win over Liverpool – when he was man of the match - and the Carabao Cup victory at Preston this season, after missing virtually the whole of last season with the injury.
He has one year left on his contract, and it was widely thought that he would leave next summer when it expires.
But Begiristain is quoted in Chilean newspaper El Mercurio as saying “There is absolutely nothing decided. The experience has been fantastic.
“You have to remember that he has been injured for a year and this is not seen in one or two months.
“After that time, we will make a joint decision, which depends on the two parties, because there is our decision and then there is his, but I want to make it clear that there is nothing settled. Today, we are delighted with him.”
Begiristain also said that Bravo stayed at the club in preparation for his career once his playing days are over.
“He is preparing for the future. He could have gone to another club to play every game,” said Begiristain.
“Here, he is taking all the experience, he is collecting everything he has lived through, especially in Barcelona and Manchester, to become a great coach, sports director or goalkeeper coach - you have to ask him.”