According to The Mirror, Manchester City are being forced to drop their asking price of £20m for Joe Hart after the Citizens received no interest in the England international at that valuation.

What's the story?

One of Pep Guardiola's first decisions as Man City boss was to relinquish Hart of his goalkeeping duties at the Etihad Stadium, with Claudio Bravo purchased from Barcelona to replace the 30-year-old last summer.

Hart was subsequently sent on loan to Torino for the 2016-17 campaign - where he made 37 appearances - but the stopper will return to Manchester ahead of the 2017-18 season.

It is understood that there will be no place in the squad for Hart, however, after Man City spent just over £34m to sign Ederson from Benfica, with the Brazilian set to battle Bravo for the number one spot.

According to The Mirror, Man City told interested clubs that Hart would be available for £20m, but there has been no interest at that price, which has left Guardiola's side in a difficult position.

Who wants the England goalkeeper?

Everton, Liverpool and West Ham United were all linked with Hart in January, but it is said that the goalkeeper wanted to finish the season in Torino after the Italian club put their faith in him last summer.

It is understood that Man City are not interested in sanctioning another loan deal, and instead want to cut all ties with Hart, who is two appearances short of 350 for the Citizens following a 2006 move from Shrewsbury Town.

Everton are believed to still be monitoring developments at the Etihad, although it has been reported that Sunderland's Jordan Pickford is now their number one choice in the goalkeeping department.

Torino, meanwhile, are interested in signing Hart on a regular basis, but would not be able to come up with a £20m transfer figure, nor the £130,000-a-week wages that the 30-year-old picks up from Man City.

Hart is at an interesting crossroads in his career as he plans to leave Man City for good, and there will surely be more parties in the hunt if Man City decide to slash their £20m valuation in the coming weeks.