Manchester City's Joe Hart keen on Liverpool transfer in the summer

England keeper currently on loan in Italy aims to be back in the Premier League next season and is understood to fancy playing for Jurgen Klopp

Joe Hart wants a return to the Premier League – and Liverpool are on his radar.

The out-of-favour Manchester City keeper was farmed out to Torino on a season-long loan by Pep Guardiola at the end of the summer transfer window.

The Spanish coach told England first-choice Hart he didn’t believe he could adapt to the style he wanted at the Etihad, and, instead, signed 33-year-old Chile international Claudio Bravo in a £15.4million deal from Barcelona.

Despite criticism for recent mistakes in Serie A, Hart is enjoying his Italian job – but he is desperate to get back to England in the summer.

And he has told pals he would jump at the chance to make the switch to Anfield under Jurgen Klopp.

Hart wants City to play ball if Liverpool are willing to negotiate a deal in the summer.

Publicly, Kop boss Klopp is backing new young signing Loris Karius, despite taking the 23-year-old German out of the line of fire after some shaky performances in early December.

And, while he’s not convinced current No1 Simon Mignolet is the answer either, he’s refusing to be drawn on speculation regarding Hart.

But it is understood Klopp is keeping close tabs on the 29-year-old England international – and will monitor his two keepers for the rest of the season before making a decision on Hart.

* LIVERPOOL are leading the chase for Sweden international Emil Forsberg.