Joe Hart is already speaking Italian to the press just weeks after completing his season-long loan move to Torino.
The Manchester City goalkeeper had to leave the club at the end of the summer transfer window after finding himself out of favour under new manager Pep Guardiola. The Spanish boss opted for Willy Caballero early on in the season before signing Claudio Bravo from Barcelona to be his first choice goalkeeper.
That meant Hart had to find first team football elsewhere - and he's got it at Torino with this loan move. It's a bold decision from the English goalkeeper as he looks to rebuild his reputation after a difficult last year for club and country. But he's fully embracing it, as shown by his willingness to learn Italian so quickly. He tried out some of his new language while speaking to the press today and it's pretty impressive:
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It's certainly better than when Joey Barton, David Moyes and Steve McClaren all hilariously spoke English with an accent during their spells abroad.
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