Joe Hart transfer: Manchester City prepared to let goalkeeper leave for a cut-price fee next summer – as a thank you for his service
Etihad chiefs will also be prepared to pay the England stopper around £9m to let him leave the club
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MANCHESTER CITY are willing to let Joe Hart leave the club for a 'considerate' transfer fee - as a thank you for his years of service.
The England goalkeeper has been frozen out at the Etihad by boss Pep Guardiola and allowed to leave to join Italian club Torino on loan for the season.
And City will allow him to seal a move away on a cheaper deal next summer, along with giving him a hefty severance package.
Hart has three-years left on his £120,000-a-week contract and is owed £17.8m - around half of which City are willing to pay.
An Etihad insider said: "City would be willing to pay him off around half that figure and also be 'considerate' towards his selling price.
"They are also willing to bankroll half his present wages for 12 months and revisit the severance situation next summer.
"Both parties are operating on surprisingly cordial terms."
Guardiola has brought in Claudio Bravo from Barcelona for £17m as Hart's replacement.
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The insider added: "Joe has been top class throughout the whole situation, to be totally honest."
The Hart deal is similar to the one Chelsea allowed by letting Petr Cech move to rivals Arsenal for £12m.
Blues chairman Roman Abramovic let him join the Gunners after years of service including helping them to win the Premier League and Champions League.
Ex-Birmingham star Hart joined Manchester City from Shrewsbury for £1.5m in 2006.
The 29-year-old has gone on to make 266 appearances for the club over ten seasons.