Sunderland manager Steve Bruce is looking to sign Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan before the end of the transfer window.
Hart enjoyed a successful loan spell with Birmingham City last season which resulted in a call-up to Fabio Capello’s England World Cup squad.
Although Hart didn’t play in South Africa, his reputation was vastly enhanced at Birmingham and he was expected to challenge Shay Given for the number one spot at Eastlands this season.
With Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon currently sidelined through injury, manager Steve Bruce has eyed Hart as a possible replacement for the Scottish international at the Stadium of Light.
“We’ve asked the question of City and we now just have to wait and see what they say,†Bruce told the Sunderland Echo.
“But the timetable is not up to us on when we get an answer, it’s up to them.
“With these new 25-man squad rules, clubs don’t have to name their confirmed squads until the end of August, so if they wanted to, City could delay any decisions on their squad until then,” he added.
