JOE HART has completed his loan move to Torino from Manchester City.
The England goalkeeper was granted permission to leave the Three Lions squad by boss Sam Allardyce to travel to Italy on Monday to finalise the switch.
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The 29-year-old completed a medical and has penned a contract that will keep him with the Serie A side until the end of the season.
Hart, who has helped Man City to win two Premier League titles, has been told by the club’s new manager Pep Guardiola that he was free to leave.
Upon signing for Torino, Hart said: “Suddenly, my career has taken an important turn…Torino’s offer came in the right moment, in the right manner.”
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“I am very excited to compare myself in an important and beautiful league such as Serie A.
“The history of goalkeepers in Italy is known everywhere. I am sure I will learn in Torino too. For this reason I accepted President Cairo’s proposal.
“I have read an interview about ‘Toro’: the coach wants humility and ambition. I like that. That’s how I want to be.
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Torino president Cairo was equally delighted to seal the deal.
Cairo said: “Joe Hart is a goalkeeper of international level, with considerable experience gained both with Manchester City, with the English national where among other things he made his debut very young, at age 21.
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“Being able to sign him is for all of us a source of great satisfaction and testifies our ambitions of wanting to build a team stronger and more competitive.
“We certainly have not hesitated a single second when we took the opportunity to strike up a deal with Manchester City.”
Now the dea lhas been confirmed, Hart will rejoin the England squad for Sunday's first 2018 World Cup qualifying match in Slovakia.
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