West Ham United are attempting to seal a deal for Joe Hart.
According to The Express, West Ham United’s move to sign Joe Hart is being held up by a disagreement with Manchester City over the loan fee involved in the deal.
Whilst Hammers fans have been focusing on the pursuit of a new striker, manager Slaven Bilic has also been looking to bring a new goalkeeper to the London Stadium this summer.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
Adrian started and ended the season as West Ham’s shot-stopper, but Darren Randolph featured for a large part of the season, with neither particularly impressing enough to suggest they’re long-term solutions.
Now, West Ham are pushing to complete a season-long loan deal for Manchester City stopper Joe Hart, but The Express report that the deal has been held up over the loan fee involved.
It’s claimed that City want a fee of £5million in order to send Hart to the London Stadium, and with West Ham already committed to paying 90% of Hart’s whopping £130,000-a-week wages, they are only prepared to pay a £2million fee.
That means that West Ham may still be £3million away from securing a deal for Hart, whose move to East London has gathered pace over the last week.
England’s Joe Hart
The 30-year-old England international may have made almost 350 appearances for City and won two Premier League titles, but he was frozen out by Pep Guardiola and sent out on loan to Torino last summer.
Now back at the Etihad Stadium and seeking first-team football, Hart has allegedly already completed a medical with West Ham ahead of his move – but the loan fee gives West Ham another hurdle to clear.
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