Michael McGovern was desperate for Hearts move as he joins familiar faces

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Michael McGovern was desperate to join Hearts and team up with some familiar faces following his move from Norwich.The 39-year-old former Ro s County, Falkirk and Hamilton goalkeeper left the Canaries at the end of last season after seven years at Carrow Road.McGovern, who has 32 caps for Northern Ireland and who played at the Euro 2016 finals, knows the Jambos management team of head coach Frankie McAvoy, technical director Steven Naismith and sporting director Joe Savage, as well as new club-mate, Northern Ireland striker Liam Boyce and former Gorgie and fellow compatriot defender Aaron Hughes.McGovern signed a one-year deal with the option of a further year and is the Tynecastle clubs first summer signing.He told HeartsTV: Im delighted. Hearts are a ma sive club, Im excited to be here and looking forward Bradley McDougald Jersey to getting started.Its pleasing to be back because I loved my time in Scottish football.I loved the pa sion that the fans have and Im looking forward to getting back into it, being in front of crowds and enjoying the atmosphere.I played with Naisy at Norwich and worked with both Frankie and Joe at Hamilton and Norwich. There are a lot of familiar faces and once the opportunity to come here came about, I was desperate to be a Patrick Kerney Jersey part of it.I want to be involved at a big club in Scotland. Hearts are among the biggest and its not something I could turn down.I spoke to Boycie the other day and had a chat with Aaron Hughes, who I still speak to now and again.They spoke really highly of the club. Hopefully I can contribute and be one of those players people speak about in the future.McGovern will join fellow stoppers Zander Clark and Craig Gordon who is working his way back from a long-term injury and he said: Its a really good group.Craigs making his way back from injury and he did really well last season playing fantastically.Ill be pushing them both, trying to get into the team, because Im wanting to play.Even if Im not, I want to be supporting whoever is playing and trying to be a positive member of the group. Thats the way I do things.McAvoy said: Michael is someone who I know very well from our time together at Hamilton Academical and then Norwich City.Hes got great character but, most importantly, hes a first-cla s goalkeeper and you only need to look at the career hes had to see that.Hell push Zander all the way in the training as we head towards the start of the season and Im certain our young goalkeeper will find his experience invaluable.Naismith said: I played with Michael at Norwich City so I know first-hand how good of a goalkeeper he is and he has the right characteristics to fit into this group of players.With departures from last season and Craig Gordon working hard on his rehabilitation, we were a bit short in the goalkeeping department so when the opportunity came up to bring someone of Michaels pedigree in, it was really a no brainer.The experience hes ama sed playing at the highest level in Scotland, England and internationally will be ma sive benefit to the squad as a whole, but particularly our goalkeepers.Were excited about Harry Stones prospects and Michael coming in allows him to get even more Richard Sherman Jersey game time, be it with the B team or a loan move, with a view to him coming into the first-team squad.
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