Joe Hart in England squad for preaseason

Manchester City has included Joe Hart in their squad that will tour the United States. This may imply that the English man has a future with the Cityzens.

Overlooked for England’s World Cup campaign, 31-year-old Hart has been in limbo since returning from a disappointing loan spell at West Ham. The goalkeeper is entering the final year of his contract at Etihad Stadium and had appeared likely to be moved on with Ederson and Claudio Bravo ahead of him in the pecking order. The former Torino loanee has been granted a surprise opportunity to impress Pep Guardiola in pre-season.

World Cup winner Benjamin Mendy, new signing Riyad Mahrez and Germany outcast Leroy Sane join Hart in what is otherwise a youthful 28-man touring party. England Under-21 international Jack Harrison, who signed from New York City in January, could also feature on the trip.

City meet Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Bayern Munich in International Champions Cup matches before returning home for the Community Shield clash with Chelsea on August 5.

They open their Premier League title defence away to Arsenal a week later.

Squad number Position Player
1 GK Claudio Bravo
2 DF Kyle Walker
3 DF Danilo
4 DF Vincent Kompany
5 DF John Stones
7 FW Raheem Sterling
8 MF Ilkay Gundogan
10 DF Aymeric Lapote
15 DF Eliaquim Mangala
17 MF Kevin De Bruyne
18 DF Fabian Delph
19 FW Leroy Sane
20 MF Bernardo Silva
21 MF David Silva
22 DF Benjamin Mendy
24 DF Tosin Adarabioyo
25 MF Fernandinho
26 MF Riyad Mahrez
27 FW Patrick Roberts
28 DF Jason Denayer
30 DF Nicolas Otamendi
31 GK Ederson
32 GK Daniel Grimshaw
33 FW Gabriel Jesus
35 MF Oleksandr Zinchenko
43 FW Lukas Nmecha
47 MF Phil Foden
49 GK Arijanet Muric
55 MF Brahim Diaz
75 MF Aleix Garcia

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