Source: Team_Talk
Report: Hart agrees new deal
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is understood to have agreed terms on a lucrative new contract at Eastlands.[LNB] It was reported earlier in the summer that the shot-stopper was to sign a bumper new five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium.[LNB]And ahead of Sunday's Community Shield against derby rivals Manchester United, skysports.com understands that Hart has reached an agreement with City.[LNB]Previous reports have suggested that City were prepared to treble Hart's wages to £90,000-a-week in order to give him parity with fellow Englishmen Gareth Barry and James Milner.[LNB]The new deal comes as a reward for an excellent past year for the 24-year-old, who ousted Shay Given as City's number one and also became England's first-choice goalkeeper.[LNB]Hart kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League last season as City finished third and booked a place in the Champions League.[LNB]He also helped Roberto Mancini's team win the FA Cup, beating United in the semi-finals before the final victory over Stoke.[LNB]Hart joined City in 2006 in a deal worth an initial £600,000 from Shrewsbury and he went on to play for Tranmere, Blackpool and Birmingham on loan.
