Goalkeeper Joe Hart joins Torino on loan from Man City

Heading the clear-out was Hart, the England goalkeeper who was loaned to Italian club Torino after dropping to third choice at City behind new signing Claudio Bravo and Willy Caballero.

The English goalkeeper will join Serie A side Torino on a season-long loan, the club announced on Wednesday.

England worldwide Hart, 29, had been City’s first-choice goalkeeper since 2010, winning two Premier League titles, two League Cups and one FA Cup.

Television pictures showed Hart arriving at the city’s Caselle airport and widespread reports in the Italian media said he will sign for Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side Tuesday if he successfully completes a medical.

“I’m delighted to return to Chelsea”, Luiz told the Chelsea website after signing a three-year contract.

‘The history of goalkeepers in Italy is known everywhere.

“Suddenly my career has taken a turn and I’ve seen this as a sign of destiny”, Hart said on Torino’s official website. “I am very excited to test myself in as important and lovely league as Serie A“.

Pep Guardiola’s determination to reshape Manchester City was laid bare in a ruthless transfer deadline day clear-out in which four players left the Etihad Stadium.

The England worldwide will spend the rest of the campaign on loan at Torino in Serie A, and Southall does not believe the move will see the pressure on him to perform subside. “This is why I immediately accepted the proposal of the President with great enthusiasm”.

Charles Joseph John Hart is expected to join back up with the England camp ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Slovakia before meeting up with his new teammates in Italy.

“I already know Lombardo, I worked with Attilio in Manchester and we also won”.

“I read some interviews from Toro, the Coach [Sinisa Mihajlovic] wants humble but ambitious players – I also really like that, that’s how I want to be”.

Hart could make his Torino debut on September 11 when the “Granata” face Atalanta in Bergamo.

“To have succeeded in signing him gives us all great satisfaction and attests for our ambitions of wanting to build an even better, more competitive squad”.

He was made captain for City’s Champions League play-off game against Steaua Bucharest last week and bade an emotional farewell to the club’s supporters. “I’m eternally grateful to the Torino fans, for how they’ve made me feel, and I’m looking forward to a good season”.