Joe Hart has completed his move from Manchester City to Burnley in a deal worth around £4 million.
The 31-year-old goalkeeper, who has signed a two-year contract, will go straight into Sean Dyche’s squad and is available for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir.
Hart faces a fight to become No. 1 at Turf Moor with fellow England internationals Nick Pope and Tom Heaton as well as former Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard.
However, he is likely to start the season as first choice as Pope, who went to the World Cup ahead of Hart, dislocated his shoulder during their Europa League qualifying first-leg tie in Aberdeen.
Heaton, who missed most of last season with the same injury, is still not fully fit as he recovers from a calf injury.
He played 348 games for City, winning the Premier League twice under Roberto Mancini and Manuel Pellegrini.
A club statement from City hailed Hart as a “club legend” and credited him with playing “an instrumental role in establishing the Club as a major force in both domestic and European football.”
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “Joe Hart’s contribution to Manchester City cannot be overstated.
“His 12 years at the club have seen him produce some remarkable performances and heart-stopping saves that will live in the memory for a long time to come.
“His passion for and commitment to this club, evidenced by a remarkable tally of 348 appearances, means he will rightly be regarded as a City legend in perpetuity.”
City captain Vincent Kompany added: “Joe joined as a young lad from Shrewsbury and leaves a City legend.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to play alongside him for so many years and I know I speak on behalf of every City fan when I say I hope he means as much to his next club as he has meant to us.”
Hart made his first international appearance in September 2005 in an England under-19 friendly match against Belgium at Darlington; replacing starting goalkeeper Ben Alnwick at half-time, he was unable to save the penalty that made the score 3–2, but with three minutes left made a “terrific one on one save” from an unmarked attacker.
He played in five more matches for the under-19s, his last a 1–0 defeat away to Serbia and Montenegro on 22 May 2006.
After making his under-21 debut as a substitute for Scott Carson in a 2–2 draw with Spain, Hart was selected by Stuart Pearce in the preliminary England Under-21 30-man squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and made the final 23.
In the team’s final friendly before the finals, Hart was selected for his first under-21 start, and played the full 90 minutes in a 5–0 win over Slovakia at Carrow Road. However, Hart took no part in the finals, with Carson playing in all four of England’s fixtures.
Hart played in all the qualifying matches for the 2009 European Championships, In the finals, he started the first two group-stage matches and was rested for the last match as England had already sealed their passage to the knock-out stage. In the semi-final against Sweden, he conceded three goals in the second half as the match ended 3–3 after extra time, but made up for it by saving a penalty and scoring another as England won 5–4 in the shoot-out.
However, he was yellow-carded for leaving his line to talk to Mikael Lustig as he prepared to take his penalty. England’s appeal was rejected, so Hart was suspended for the final; Scott Loach kept goal as England lost 4–0 to Germany