Joe Hart happy to remain on Manchester City's books

Joe Hart has told Manchester City he won’t rock the boat over their plans to keep him as their long-term goalkeeper.

City bosses have blocked Birmingham chief Alex McLeish’s bid to convert this season’s loan for the 22-year-old into a permanent transfer this summer.

Instead, with Shay Given likely to stay No.1 at Eastlands for at least two more seasons, they want to carry on loaning him out, and West Ham will compete with Blues for the potential England World Cup keeper’s services next season.

Hart said: “It is out of my hands and I’m not going to sit in a corner thinking or worrying about all the ­possible scenarios.

“I’m employed by ­Manchester City and it is up to them to make the decisions. This season they’ve put me on loan at Birmingham, and that’s as far as I can look for now.”