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#8 Joe Hart – Torino

TURIN, ITALY - MAY 28:  Goalkeeper of FC Torino Joe Hart in action during the Serie A match between FC Torino and US Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on May 28, 2017 in Turin, Italy.  (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
Joe Hart was even criticised by Torino’s President

When you’re more worried about your dandruff than your shot-stopping, you get Joe Hart. Despite some in England demanding his return home due to the calamities of Claudio Bravo, they probably didn’t see those in Turin packing his suitcase for him just in case.

Averaging 1.72 goals conceded per game and just five clean sheets, it was clear that he wasn’t the one keeping Torino in the European race, if not hindering it. It makes you start to wonder where Il Toro may have finished had it not been for the goals of Andrea Belotti up front.

Also read: Joe Hart's season at Torino vindicates Pep Guardiola's decision to let him leave Manchester City

While the Rooster might fetch big bucks this summer, the England international might be lucky if he’s picked up in the bargain bin by a quality team. It was a brave move to try a move abroad but if anything, it exposed his weaknesses to a wider audience.

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