Transfer Rumour Joe Hart

[Connor]

Dom King has been fed a story as part of the negotiations.

Never change William.

 

[captainvindaloo]

That sounds painful

Regular consumption of vegetables and fruit usual cure this.

 

[ultra]

RK has stated we need 3 keepers. For me, it's always been between Hart and Begovic and remains so despite The Mail article. Unless, of course, Walsh notices Rui Patricio can be purchased...

 

[orly]

The deal has been agreed. We're just waiting for confirmation.

I've been told by someone I trust who is in a position to know.

Shot those ITK attempt beans just a little too early Timothy

 

[AmericanBlue]

If not Hart then who?

Sounds like a Tracy Chapman song.

 

[the_leftback]

Doesn't make much sense, £7 Million barely covers his wage - without a loan fee.

Surely we were aware he was on 100k plus per week?

 

[ProZ]

He should not be our highest paid player, not a chance.

 

[captainvindaloo]

RK has stated we need 3 keepers. For me, it's always been between Hart and Begovic and remains so despite The Mail article. Unless, of course, Walsh notices Rui Costa can be purchased...

He could have meant three keepers playing at once (after reviewing the pre-season team)! We would have to bend the rules a bit though, but our goal diff would be outstanding!

 

[Lowste]

He should not be our highest paid player, not a chance.

Why not
Won most caps
Won more medals than anybody else
Highest profile player we would have

Plus still in his prime

 

[tadpole]

He should not be our highest paid player, not a chance.

I have to agree. It's not just down to whether we can afford it. Paying that kind of money to your keeper is just the wrong thing to do, and it's asking for trouble along the way if other players become discontented.

 

[Zaschrona]

Would be happy with Hart not coming, if it opens the door to Begovic coming here.

 

[wainy]

Hopefully just part of the negotiations. If not, I'll be ready for Paul Gerrard coming out of retirement.

 

[Bally8]

Would be happy with Hart not coming, if it opens the door to Begovic coming here.

Since when has Begovic ever been a better option than Joe Hart?

 

[wainy]

Since when has Begovic ever been a better option than Joe Hart?

Moaning England & City's no.1 aren't good enough but happy to take a Chelsea sub. Everton that.

 

[captainvindaloo]

He just seems like an expensive luxury to me. Although I wouldn't complain if we splashed out, as its not my money, and he is a proven keeper. However, I would hate for us to miss out on some class attacker because we have blown so much of our (undisclosed) real budget on this one addition. Of course, his price might drop considerably as the window draws to a close, so maybe some last minute negotiations? If it is a loan situation, the negotiations can go beyond the window anyway. Right? So, I would say get other positions strengthened first, like a back-up for Rom for example (we are just one injury away from having no powerful striker - Geri is not that type of player).