Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini casually dropped news he was off into our morning chat reveals Joe Hart

Chilean whose replacement with Pep Guardiola next summer had been widely anticipated finally confirmed it to his players hours before telling the media

Joe Hart has relived the bombshell moment when Manuel Pellegrini casually told his Manchester City players he would be leaving the Etihad this summer.

Hart says boss Pellegrini delivered the news in his understated manner during his usual chat at the start of daily training, before announcing it to the world a couple of hours later.

England No 1 Hart claims the City manager stressed it was his decision to go public last week, after the club told him Pep Guardiola would be taking over in the summer.

"We speak every morning — it's one of the things that the manager does at the start of training," said the goalkeeper.

"He addresses us, talks about games coming up or something. And that day he laid it out to us, pretty much, I'm sure, as he laid it out in the press conference.

"He quite casually told us that he's always been in control of the situation and he's always been aware. He felt it was the right time to tell us and that he was going to let everyone know later."

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Hart praised Pellegrini's handling of a difficult situation, and says the players knew all about City's long-running pursuit of Guardiola.

"It's good that Manuel took control of the situation," he told BT Sport. "It's something that's been buzzing around the club for years.

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"Ever since [former Barcelona suits] Txiki Begiristain and Ferran Soriano came in as technical directors, there was always that strong link with Barcelona and with Pep Guardiola."

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Hart admits he will be sad to see Pellegrini leave after three years at the Etihad which have brought at least one Premier League title, and claims the players want to send the Chilean out on a high by winning more silverware under him.

"He's a good guy," he said. "Football aside, I've always got on with him from a personal point of view. I've liked the way he's done things.


 
"It will be sad to see him go, but it'll be a new chapter for the club.

"Like I say, that's next season. This season, we've got Manuel as our manager and we'll fight for him all the way."