Joe Hart says it was the right time for him to leave after 13 years at Manchester City.

The 31-year-old goalkeeper joined Burnley on Tuesday.

And the Englishman has immediately praised the feeling around the Clarets squad and expressed his excitement at beginning a new chapter of his career at Turf Moor.

"It's definitely the right time for me to move on," Hart told the club's website.

"They (Manchester City) are doing fantastic and I'm very happy for them. They need to go on and do their thing and I need to do mine.

"I feel good. I feel like I'm in the right place and I feel like this is my time to kick on now.

"I didn't really think this was going to be an option. There is a fantastic goalkeeping department but there was a slot for me and I really like I can do something and help this club go in the direction it wants to go.

"Everything has really impressed me. I've heard such good things about the atmosphere.

"They say it's priceless but to be part of a team where everyone is pushing in the same direction is not as normal as you would expect it to be.

"I heard that was the vibe and I've come here first day, and you can just see it. It just stinks of it. Everyone wants to play for each other, everyone wants to win and everyone wants to do their best."