Joe Hart signs for Burnley to bring curtain down on 12-year Manchester City stay

Updated 07/08/2018 at 13:50 GMT

Burnley have confirmed the signing of former England No 1 Joe Hart from Manchester City on a two-year deal.

West Ham United's Joe Hart reacts

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The move brings to an end Hart's 12-year stay at City, during which he won two Premier League titles and an FA Cup.

Pep Guardiola's arrival effectively signalled the end of Hart's time at the club, with the stopper forced to spend Guardiola's first season on the bench before being farmed out to West Ham on loan last term - a move that didn't work out for club or player.

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Hart's permanent switch to Burnley means he will stay in Manchester and not be forced to move his family. And in a statement on the Burnley website, the club said:

The arrival of Hart strengthens the Clarets’ impressive goalkeeping ranks following the injury sustained by Nick Pope at Aberdeen last month. Pope’s dislocated shoulder is set to keep the 26-year-old – who made his England debut in June ahead of going to the World Cup finals – on the sidelines for a spell. But the arrival of Hart, 31, adds even more international experience to Burnley’s squad as he competes with Tom Heaton and Anders Lindegaard for a starting spot.

Despite Hart being capped 75 times for country, both of his new English goalkeeping colleagues have been picked ahead of him by manager Gareth Southgate of late.

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