Irvine waits on Hart verdict
19 Jan 2008 - 10:39:57
Preston North End boss Alan Irvine is waiting to see whether he will be able to bring Aberdeen defender Michael Hart to Deepdale before the summer.
The 27-year-old has agreed a pre-contract with the Lilywhites, but a hip injury may delay his arrival until the end of the season.
Irvine told the club's official website: "The situation with Michael is that he picked up an injury after we had started the discussions and that injury has been a little bit of a mystery.
"Aberdeen had him scanned on Thursday and that scan revealed a six-centimetre tear, which is an injury which would probably keep him out for another few weeks.
"We want to try and investigate the injury a little bit more and hopefully find that it is nothing more serious than that.
"We would then hope to get an agreement with Aberdeen about the fee and hopefully get Michael down in the next few days."