Claudio Bravo ruptures Achilles tendon, says 'life will go on'

Manchester City's Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Premier League champions said he ruptured his Achilles tendon in training on Monday.

There were claims in the Spanish media on Monday evening that the Chile international had sustained Achilles tendon damage that could mean a lengthy spell out.

A tweet from the 35-year-old soon after then suggested that the player did indeed have a problem.

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Translated, it read: “No matter what happens, or how bad it looks today, life will go on, and tomorrow will certainly be better.”

Confirmation from City then followed on Monday evening via Twitter.

The injury to Bravo leaves manager Pep Guardiola without an experienced back-up to first-choice keeper Ederson.

Claudio Bravo

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Daniel Grimshaw, 20, is the only other keeper in the first-team squad but he has not yet made a senior appearance.

Former City and England number one Joe Hart recently joined Burnley on a permanent deal after spending the past two seasons out on loan while England Under-21s goalkeeper Angus Gunn was sold to Southampton.

Another goalkeeper, 19-year-old Montenegrin Arijanet Muric, has been loaned out to Dutch side NAC Breda.

Bravo’s injury comes a week after playmaker Kevin De Bruyne was also injured in a training session, suffering knee ligament damage that will rule him out for three months.

Bravo ousted Hart when he joined City from Barcelona in 2016 but lost his place to Ederson after an indifferent first season. He has since been mostly restricted to domestic cup appearances.

He last played in City’s victory over Chelsea in the Community Shield earlier this month and has been on the bench for the champions’ first two Premier League games of the season.

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