Joe Hart has asked to be given a shot to revive his career after he was released by Burnley.
The former England No 1 has no club for the first time in his 17-year professional career after being released by the Turf Moor side at the end of his contract on Tuesday.
And after 18 months as a backup for the Lancashire side, the 33-year-old insists that it will not 'define' the rest of his career.
He continued in an interview with BBC Sport: 'Maybe from the outside, people are thinking it is a time for panic, but from the inside it is a time to look forward and see all the opportunities.