Joe Hart incoming ?

[mdd2]

Tom has the number 1
The Sun report is not quite as posted above. In the absence of Tom and Nick Joe is first choice

"Hart has taken the opportunity Sean Dyche has offered of starting the season as his first-choice goalkeeper following injuries to Nick Pope and Tom Heaton.

Pope is out long-term and Heaton has a calf problem, prompting Dyche to move for Hart ahead of Sunday’s Premier League opener at Southampton."

[piston broke]

From breaking news, last Friday, this should have been done. Is he holding out for a better offer?

[Rick_Muller]

Courtois situation will have a chain of events that may affect this

[mdd2]

Depends if he wants to play or just collect a wage. He has a year left at City, doesn't want to go out on loan again, has apparently a salary £6million/year and City want rid. Seems like the £4million we pay up front will go via City into his bank account and he gets £40k/week from us so that he is no worse off moving here for 12 months. We and he then have to decide which keepers stay in January 2019 and the summer and a lot will depend on how fit Tom and Nick become post serious shoulder injuries.

[brunlea99]

Talk Sport run the same story:

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[Pearcey]

Talksport seem to think the deal is done. Would be a good signing.

[claretburns]

Sky Sports confirming personal details were agreed last night and will be signing today for £3.5M on a 2 year deal with option of a further year.

[karatekid]

GK and centre half in. Just need a midfielder and a no.10 for a whole new spine. Be a decent window then.

[quoonbeatz]

hart confirmed as our first goalkeeper to wear short sleeves.

[theroyaldyche]

Can he play on Thursday? Do we have to register him?

[RingoMcCartney]

Good news to have secured cover with a keeper of such high calibre.

But spare a thought for Nick Pope. Back from England duty on a high, and playing his way into the England squad, cos his team mate wasn't fit. Then suffers a similar injury that his team mate sustained ( and I team mate cos I'm sure they're mates, as keepers are a special bread spending a lot of time together from what I understand ) now he's sidelined himself.

Similarly, Tom. Enjoying the form of his career. Sustains a nasty injury. Recovers while he sees his replacement flourish. Looks set to get an opportunity to challenge for it back. Then gets a further injury and the chain of events mean there's another potential rival for , prior to his injury, had seen his shirt for the foreseeable future.

Gutted for both lads.

Don't get me wrong I'm chuffed with Hart coming in. But, id prefer he wasn't, and Nick and Tom were were both match fit.

[quoonbeatz]

Can he play on Thursday? Do we have to register him?

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[karatekid]

This should really give the lads a boost knowing that we can now attract players of this calibre.

[BabylonClaret]

Good news. And tbh i think it will be brilliant for Tom and Nick as there are 3 quality keepers all pushing each other forward.

[TomtheClaret]

Has he signed? Or we going on reports saying we are going to?

[Longsider]

If and when he signs the club need crediting for swift action to get him in after Nick's injury. They often get berated for transfer window hesitancy. UTC.

[TomtheClaret]

On the Official site (And here)
Something tells me this guy is going to be head and shoulders above every other Gk we have.

[burnley007]

It'll be interesting to see how this pans out...

I feel positive about it.
I wonder how the wages have been worked out.

[Wembley09]

I too am worried about what sort of wages we are paying him..
We already have 2 very good keepers, although they are injured.. but they won't be injured forever.

Could be an expensive 3rd choice keeper

[Lord Beamish]

Remember, back in the day, when our second choice ‘Keeper was Luigi Cennamo, Frank Petter Kval, or,(gulp!) Wayne Russell?

[theroyaldyche]

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Can he though?

[nil_desperandum]

I too am worried about what sort of wages we are paying him..
We already have 2 very good keepers, although they are injured.. but they won't be injured forever.

So how long would you be prepared to gamble with just Lindegaard and Legzdins?
Till the end of September? October? December?
Absolutely the correct decision to take in our current position.
We now have 2 "very good goalkeepers" fit and available, and if we are a serious PL team, then that's how it has to be.

[quoonbeatz]

Can he though?

sorry, wrong reply earlier...

yes if we register him by tomorrow night.

[CrosspoolClarets]

For the first time in my lifetime Burnley can probably claim to have one of the best players in the world in their position.

Let us remember, he is in his prime at 31, he has over 50 England caps, we traditionally have superb keepers compared to other countries, and he has won the PL golden glove 4 times.

He is bang out of form for at least 2 years, but that will be in his mind, and if Dyche and Mercer can remove that, he could be the player he was.