Source: Daily_Mail
Birmingham bid to get United keeper Ben Foster on loan when Joe Hart returns to City
Birmingham want to take Manchester United keeper Ben Foster on loan next season because they cannot afford to keep Joe Hart another year.[LNB]Hart, 23, has been superb during his season-long loan spell from Manchester City but the Eastlands club do not want to let him out again - and if they did they would hike the price up way beyond Birmingham's reach.[LNB] The race is on: England keepers Ben Foster (left) and Robert Green are targets for Birmingham City [LNB]Too expensive: Joe Hart will return to Manchester City after a season at St Andrew's[LNB]Instead, St Andrew's boss Alex McLeish will turn to his old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson in a bid to get Foster.[LNB]Reports in the Mirror suggest McLeish would prefer to take Foster on loan but would be prepared to buy the 27-year-old if the price was right.[LNB]Foster has made just 10 appearances this season and has slipped out of the World Cup reckoning - replaced ironically by Hart - so Ferguson may be ready to release him after preferring Tomasz Kuszszak as his number two this season.[LNB]Foster himself would welcome the move but cash-conscious Birmingham are also keeping tabs on another England keeper - Robert Green - should West Ham decide they want to sell him or should they be relegated from the Premier League.[LNB] Berbatov could end misery as Milan prepare to offer United £20m for flopCraig Bellamy fears for his future at Manchester City! Star at odds with boss Roberto Mancini Manchester United eye summer swoop for Newcastle starlet Vuckic Ups and downs: Our guide to the all the promotion and relegation dramaBIRMINGHAM CITY FC
