Manager: Fans love Joe Hart because he's given his all for Celtic | OneFootball

This Saturday, Joe Hart will take his final bow at Celtic Park on a day when he also lifts the Premiership trophy for the third consecutive season.

The 37-year-old goalkeeper is calling time on a long and illustrious career, with the last game of his professional career coming next weekend in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden.

Tomorrow is sure to be an emotional afternoon at Paradise for the Englishman, who has taken Celtic to his heart in the same way that supporters appreciate him.

And for Brendan Rodgers, working with Hart has been one of the highlights of this title-winning season.

Paying tribute to his goalkeeper, the Celtic manager said: “He’s been a remarkable player throughout his career – 75caps for England and the honours he’s won at various other clubs.

“I was really looking forward to coming in and working with Joe. I know when he came here three years ago, I felt that it would be a great move for him because hadn’t been playing so much and probably his career wasn’t moving as he would have wanted it to or certainly it was getting towards the end, but coming here he has been reinvigorated.

“He’s been a real leader in the changing room with Callum – Callum’s been absolutely incredible as a captain, but you need people alongside you as well to drive the messages through, and Joe has been very strong in that.

“He will be sorely missed because, as I said, he’s a good guy, and I know after, when he finishes, he’ll look back on this spell and he’ll only see it as being a huge positive for him.

“He’s loved and adored by the supporters – they see he’s a genuine guy who has given his all for Celtic, and let’s hope in these next couple of games we can finish off his story and he can got off into the sunset successful and a legendary Celt.”

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