Being an ageing goalkeeper is tough. If you lose your place in the team, you very rarely get it back, which means your career can often peter out without anyone even noticing.
However, there are plenty of goalkeepers who have refused to lie down as they near retirement and end up sealing a shock move to some huge clubs, even if it is just to make up the numbers in training.
Here are seven goalkeepers who somehow managed to land a massive transfer towards the end of their career.
Manchester City are the defending Premier League champions, so their squad is full of some of the world's finest players – and now they all get to play alongside 33-year-old Scott Carson.