Asked if goalkeeper Joe Hart, currently on loan at Torino, could return to Manchester City as his No. 1 for next season, manager Pep Guardiola replied: "I'm so happy with Willy and Claudio."
It was an answer that appears to put to bed any lingering hope that the England international could still have about a future at the Etihad, although the 29-year-old already presumed his City career was over.
Despite Chile international Claudio Bravo struggling to adapt to life in the Premier League since his summer switch from Barcelona, with 35-year-old reserve keeper Willy Caballero being forced to step in, there seems no way back for Hart.