Joe Hart admits he is flattered to be linked with the England captaincy following the decision to take the armband off John Terry for a second time.
Hart, 24, is a candidate to lead Fabio Capello’s side into Euro 2012 this summer because the Manchester City goalkeeper is one of the few players who appear to be guaranteed a place.
With Rio Ferdinand or Steven Gerrard far from certain to be in the starting line-up, the door is open for Capello to choose a new captain and Hart would be unlikely to turn down the opportunity.
‘Would you?’ he said. ‘I’m flattered to be linked with it.
‘As long as I’m playing I don’t care who’s captain. I think there’s a long way to go. I’ve got a really important season, games for Man City and hopefully a couple for England coming up. That’s all I’m concentrating on at the moment.
‘But I think anyone who’s having a consistent run in the England side is being linked with it. There are a lot stronger candidates than myself.’
Hart kept another clean sheet in the snow as City cruised to a 3-0 win over Fulham to cement their place at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
