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Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish wants to sign on-loan Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart on a permanent basis.
McLeish has also stepped up his interest in his long-term target, Sporting Gijon midfielder, Michel.
England international Hart, 22, is on a season-long loan at Birmingham.
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McLeish said: “Maybe we could come to some arrangement with Man City, if he continues to play to the level he’s playing at.”
McLeish is backing Hart to get into the England squad for the World Cup Finals and he added: “I think England like him and he has got every opportunity. He’s got a great chance.
“He’s a massive presence, works really hard and he has tidied up his game on a couple of things. He looks a real prospect for England.”
Meanwhile, Michel, who McLeish tried to sign in the summer, was watched by Birmingham in action against Tenerife last weekend.
Birmingham agreed a fee of £2.5m for the 23-year-old only for the deal to collapse over the payments terms.
McLeish has also stepped up his interest in his long-term target, Sporting Gijon midfielder, Michel.
England international Hart, 22, is on a season-long loan at Birmingham.
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McLeish said: “Maybe we could come to some arrangement with Man City, if he continues to play to the level he’s playing at.”
McLeish is backing Hart to get into the England squad for the World Cup Finals and he added: “I think England like him and he has got every opportunity. He’s got a great chance.
“He’s a massive presence, works really hard and he has tidied up his game on a couple of things. He looks a real prospect for England.”
Meanwhile, Michel, who McLeish tried to sign in the summer, was watched by Birmingham in action against Tenerife last weekend.
Birmingham agreed a fee of £2.5m for the 23-year-old only for the deal to collapse over the payments terms.