Mrs Harper is back at home in Newcastle looking after their three children while the veteran keeper tries to arrange a longer stay on the south coast.
His five-match stint on the South Coast is due to end with the trip to leaders Southampton on November 19 but Harper, 36, is planning talks with boss Gus Poyet after Sunday’s home game against Barnsley to discuss the possibility of staying for longer.
The 36-year-old has made just 151 appearances in his 20 years at Newcastle - an average of just eight games a season for the Magpies, and he thinks he has played his last game for the club.
Steve Harper: “I’m certainly open to that, definitely, but the focus this week is Tuesday and Sunday and hopefully getting four or six points.
“Then Sunday night I’ll speak to the manager and my wife and see how she is getting on with the kids and we’ll take it from there!
"If I could have spoke to myself ten years ago I think I'd have moved on then.
"I hadn't played a competitive game for about six months before coming to Brighton so it was nice to blow the cobwebs out.
"I didn't want to do nothing for the last years of my career. I could be here until January, the longer the better."
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Source: FOOTYMAD
