Well, Joe Hart certainly hasn’t looked back since quitting Tottenham Hotspur last summer.
Nuno Espirito Santo, then Tottenham manager, sold the former England international to Celtic for £1 million.
At the time, it looked a decent piece of business for Spurs when you consider that Hart hadn’t made a single Premier League appearance during his first and only season at Hotspur Way.
However, Hart, who turned 35 in April, won’t be regretting the transfer one bit, based on his success with Celtic.
Earlier this season, the veteran goalkeeper helped the Hoops to a League Cup title and after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Rangers, a Scottish Premiership crown is all but guaranteed.
In other words, the former Manchester City stopper is set to win a double in his first season since Tottenham sold him.
Prior to moving North, Hart hadn’t been a big player for anyone since leaving Eastlands, enduring indifferent short-term spells with Torino, West Ham United and Burnley.
But he’s finally a key member of a squad again and Celtic legend John Hartson has sung his praises, making a greater point about the Bhoys’ overall transfer business last summer.
He told The Scottish Sun: “A year ago none of us had heard of Jota or Liel Abada, or others. Let’s get it right. None of us had heard of Kyogo Furuhashi or Reo Hatate or Daizen Maeda either. They said Joe Hart was finished.”
Pierluigi Gollini replaced Hart in North London but, really, the latter could’ve easily just as stayed.
That’s because the Italian – only on loan at Spurs – hasn’t proven himself a successful signing at all, but may still sign on a permanent basis regardless, according to a report from yesterday.
Hart is probably a better goalkeeper than Gollini and although Tottenham haven’t lost much by selling Hart, the player himself has gained a lot – two trophies and the comfort of knowing that he’s the mainstay of a first XI once again.
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