Live Football Transfer News – Hart extends his contract

Manchester City’s goalkeeper Joe Hart has signed a new five-year contract, the club confirmed.

The 24-year-old goalkeeper established himself as a number one for the club and country over the past year with some great performances.

Hart was brought to Manchester City in 2006 for a fee of only 600,000 pounds from Shrewsbury Town. Goalkeeper told the club’s official website: “I’m absolutely delighted to have signed a new deal and it is a very exciting time to be a City player. I can’t think of myself being anywhere other than City and it really feels like home. I feel very privileged to be staying here for another five years. When I signed from Shrewsbury it was always my aim to become the number one here and I was prepared to do anything to achieve that, including going out on loan a few times to prove my worth.”

Thanks to Joe Hart’s fantastic and confident displays last season, City’s ex-number one Shay Given had to transfer to Aston Villa in order to regain first team football. Hart acknowledged his contribution to development to his game: “Shay’s influence on me has been massive and being able to work alongside me has brought my game on tremendously. I’ve lost a close friend and a fantastic team-mate but I’ll keep in touch and talk with him on a regular basis. Shay was always appreciative to the situation here at City and backed me all the way, as I would have done for him if the tables had been turned. I’ll continue to learn from Shay even though he’s now playing for Villa just by watching him on TV.”

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