Wrexham have introduced the signing of former England and Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster on a non permanent deal.
The 39-year-old has agreed to come back out of retirement to lend a hand the promotion-chasing Vanarama National League facet till the tip of the season. It will probably be Foster’s 2nd spell on the Racecourse Ground after a mortgage stint with the Welsh outfit in 2005. Foster hung up his gloves closing yr after a outstanding occupation that integrated long sessions with West Brom and Watford.
Wrexham sounded him out a couple of go back to motion after dropping common keeper Rob Lainton to harm. “I’m over the moon,” he informed the membership’s website online. “I’ve been at the club an hour this morning and it seems a really nice place. Everyone is down to earth and the manager’s top class.
“It’s changed a lot since I was last here, but it’s nice to be back and it’s nice to be back as a player too. It will be interesting to see how my body feels after training today! I’m looking forward to getting started.”
Foster boasts a wealth of experience having made more than 500 first-team appearances and earned eight England caps. He first played for Wrexham on loan from Stoke, and helped the club to win the LDV Vans Trophy, before moving on to United and later Watford, Birmingham and West Brom.
He made 26 appearances for the Hornets in the Premier League last season. With Lainton ruled out for around six weeks, manager Phil Parkinson feels he is an excellent acquisition.
He said: “We’re delighted to welcome Ben to the club. With Rob Lainton getting injured at the weekend it was important we had all bases covered going into the last part of the season, which this signing ensures.”
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