Manchester City will reportedly pay up to 75% of Joe Hart's weekly wage in order to secure him a loan deal away from the Etihad before the transfer window closes on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old has dropped down to third-choice keeper under new City manager Pep Guardiola following the arrival of Claudio Bravo from Barcelona earlier this week.
As a result Hart has been told that he can seek a new club and, according to The Mirror, City are prepared to subsidise as much as £90,000 of his £120,000 weekly wage in order to make the move happen.
David Moyes's Sunderland have emerged as the surprise frontrunners to sign Hart, with an effective weekly wage of just £30,000 comfortably within the club's financial means.
Hart appeared to bid farewell to City supporters after the side's Champions League victory over Steaua Bucuresti at the Etihad on Wednesday night.
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Neil Wilkes
Neil Wilkes
