Sven Goran Eriksson hopes Manchester City's bid to sign
Mark Bresciano is still alive.
The Australia international has been training with City as he looks
to secure a move from Palermo.
But the Italian club revealed earlier in the week that the deal has
stalled after claiming City had reneged on the original
agreement.
City boss Eriksson is refusing to give up on the transfer, but
concedes it is unlikely to be revived in time for the season opener
against West Ham United on Saturday.
"I hope it is still alive, but there were some problems," said
Eriksson on the Website.
"He was here, he trained with us and he's a very, very good player.
We knew that before, of course.
Still
alive
"I hope it's still alive and I hope, at the end, he will play for
us.
"Today's Thursday, so I think it's difficult to do something before
the game against West Ham on Saturday, but I should welcome it if
it happens."
Eriksson is also in the market for a goalkeeper after losing No.1
Andreas Isaksson for six weeks to injury.
The Sweden international has fractured a thumb, leaving Eriksson
with Joe Hart as his current option for Saturday's game with West
Ham.
When asked if Hart would start at Upton Park, Eriksson replied: "If
you wait until this afternoon, or tomorrow morning, I will tell
you.
"We are working on solutions here, so I'm not quite sure about it
today.
"We have only two goalkeepers in this moment. We know Isaksson is
away for around six weeks, so maybe it's something we have to
do."
