David James backs Joe Hart’s Torino loan move to benefit England - and maybe Manchester City
The 29-year-old joined the Serie A side after new manager Pep Guardiola signed Chile’s Claudio Bravo following his summer arrival at the City of Manchester Stadium
England, and potentially Manchester City, can only benefit from Joe Hart’s loan move to Italian Serie A side Torino, according to former Three Lions and Liverpool goalkeeper David James.
Hart was the high-profile casualty of Pep Guardiola’s arrival to the City of Manchester Stadium from Bayern Munich at the start of the season, with the Spaniard preferring the sweeper-keeper style of Chile’s Claudio Bravo who he promptly signed from former club Barcelona.
That left Hart initially on the City bench at the start of the new Premier League season, and after playing in a Champions League qualifier, the 29-year-old became the first English goalkeeper to appear in Serie A since the league began in 1929.
Hart, though, has quickly settled into his new surroundings and Torino are currently seventh in the table following back-to-back wins prior to the current international break.
“The long term future of Joe at Manchester City is not good, but with the opportunity he has got in Italy, he will develop one way or another and I think positively. So if his future is at Manchester City, you have to think if that positive change will be enough to get him back in there,” James, who played for an England Masters team against Hong Kong Football Club on Tuesday, told the Post.
