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Joe Hart will play for Manchester City this preseason, but his future at the club remains uncertain. During a news conference in Chicago tonight, The Sports Bank asked Man City boss Pep Guardiola about the surprise inclusion of Hart in the preseason tour squad, and what the 31-year-old England international’s future at the club might be.

Guardiola confirmed that Hart will play tomorrow night against Borussia Dortmund in the first match of the International Champions Cup. Guardiola said that the club is trying to find a best fit for him, and the Spaniard wouldn’t rule out the idea of the 2014 England #1 staying at the Etihad.

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Manchester City are now in Chicago, Illinois where they have commenced the USA portion of their 2018-19 preseason training activities. City will be in the very first game of the International Champions Cup, when they kick off against Borussia Dortmund tomorrow night on Chicago’s lakefront.

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Manchester City are currently in Chicago, Illinois having just begun their preseason tour of the United States of America. City will play in the very first game of the International Champions Cup, a global preseason exhibition “tournament,” kicking off tomorrow night against Borussia Dortmund at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Manager Pep Guardiola and goalkeeper Oleksandr Zinchenko (originally Aymeric Laporte had been scheduled) met the media tonight ahead of the match. Here are some of the major takeaways from the media session. The full audio via Sound Cloud is available below:

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Borussia Dortmund are currently in Chicago, Illinois having just begun their preseason tour of the United States of America. BVB will play in the very first game of the International Champions Cup, a global preseason exhibition “tournament,” kicking off tomorrow night against Manchester City at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

BVB manager Lucien Favre and attacking midfielder Mario Gotze met the media tonight where they discussed a wide range of topics. Here are some of the major takeaways from the media session; full audio via sound cloud is available below:

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