Joe Hart offered a bumper £90k-a-week deal to stay at Manchester City

09 September 2010 06:36
Joe Hart's remarkable rise from Manchester City's second choice to England's No 1 will be recognised by a new £90,000-a-week contract at Eastlands.[LNB]The 23-year-old has started the season in great form, excelling on the back of Roberto Mancini's decision to promote him ahead of Shay Given and also playing a part in England's winning start to the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. [LNB]Now Hart has opened talks with City about a five-year contract that should see him treble his £30,000-a-week wage to make him the second highest-paid goalkeeper in the Barclays Premier League behind Chelsea's Petr Cech. [LNB] England's No 1: Joe Hart denies Bulgaria's Dimitar Rangelov[LNB]Hart is understood to have had a verbal exchange with City's football administrator, Brian Marwood, before the latter left England for a family holiday when the transfer window closed last week. [LNB]The goalkeeper's agent is due to open formal negotiations when Marwood returns.[LNB]Hart joined City from Shrewsbury in 2006 on less than £10,000 a week and renegotiated to £30,000 a week when he started playing first-team football two years ago.[LNB] Star man: City will offer big money to hold on to Hart [LNB]Nevertheless, his rise through the ranks has been rapid this season after spending the last campaign on loan at Birmingham City. [LNB]With City team-mate Yaya Toure earning more than £200,000 a week and players like Carlos Tevez and David Silva also on enormous salaries, Hart remains some way behind.[LNB]City do, however, see Hart as one of their most valuable assets and are expected to do what they can to accommodate his needs when negotiations begin.[LNB] Balotelli out for a month: Man City's £23m man undergoes knee surgeryAtletico Madrid ready to offer escape route for Manchester City forward David SilvaMANCHESTER CITY FC

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