Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester City bosses put England keeper Joe Hart's wages talks on hold
Manchester City are gambling on the long-term future of their England No1 Joe Hart by delaying contract talks until the summer. [LNB]Their decision means that, for the time being, the 23-year-oldgoalkeeper will continue to help the fight for a Champions League spotand a first trophy since 1976 on a third of the wages of many of histeam-mates. [LNB] Delay: Joe Hart must wait for a new contract[LNB]Hart, who signed a five-year deal in 2008 on an estimated ?30,000 a week, was widely reported to have been offered a new contract trebling his money earlier in the season. [LNB]But City have now decided to delay, a policy supported by their increasingly influential chief operating officer, Graham Wallace. [LNB]Hart, who has kept 22 clean sheets for City this season and has played more first-team games than anyone else, knows his pay is dwarfed by the ?100,000- a-week-plus of big-money outcasts like Wayne Bridge or Shay Given. [LNB]Liverpool are likely to be on the look-out for a new keeper for next season, with Pepe Reina unlikely to resist Arsenal for a second consecutive summer. [LNB]Hart, who faces Chelsea today in a game critical to each club's hopes of a topfour slot, has urged teammates to forget about using the number of matches City have played as an excuse for coming up short. [LNB]'Tiredness and fatigue affect everyone at this stage of the season,' he said. [LNB]'But top clubs are used to that and it's something we're adjusting to. 'Plenty of us are still fit so I don't think it's too much of a worry. You want to have things to play for towards the end of the season so you won't find me complaining.'[LNB] City to entice Mourinho with ?10m-a-year deal, but Jose wants United jobMancini backing ?50m striker Torres to come goodAll the latest Manchester City news, features and opinion[LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Shay Given, Joe Hart, Pepe Reina, Wayne Bridge Places: Liverpool, United Kingdom
