With Joe Hart’s move to Torino all but done, the 29 year old will become the first England keeper to ply his trade in Serie A since the inception of the league in 1929/30.
It’s also a coup of sorts for Torino, who will reportedly have to pay Hart only 1 million euros in salary (less than a third of his overall salary), with City bearing the rest of his wages.
The likes of Paul Ince, Paul Gascoigne and David Beckham have all had spells in Italy, but no English keeper has played there till now, and it’s more remarkable because Hart is currently No.1 for the Three Lions and was under the sticks for their Euro 2016 campaign.
Hart was forced to look for options after new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola informed him that he was not part of his future plans