Vassell signs for Leicester
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Leicester have signed former Aston Villa and Manchester City striker Darius Vassell on a deal until the end of next season.
The 30-year-old, who played under new Foxes manager Sven-Goran Eriksson during his time at Eastlands and was handed his England debut by the Swede, was a free agent after leaving Turkish side Ankaragucu.
Vassell is the third signing Eriksson has made since he took over at the Walkers stadium earlier this month, with the former Lazio, Roma and Benfica chief already recruiting defenders Curtis Davies and Kyle Naughton on loan deals from Villa and Tottenham respectively.
Vassell, who was capped 22 times by England, scoring six goals, started his career with Aston Villa before signing for Manchester City in a £2million deal in the summer of 2005.
However, he has been without a club since leaving Ankaragucu in May and is at least two weeks away from being match fit.
Eriksson's recruitment strategy shows no sign of letting up with out-of-favour Blackburn striker Jason Roberts the latest to be interesting the City manager.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments