LONDON, CMC—Colchester United boosted its attacking choices by signing Montserrat worldwide striker Lyle Taylor.
The 34-year-old has penned a deal that takes him to the top of the 2024-25 English League 2 season, and he turns into the third signing of the week for Danny and Nicky Cowley whereas the US begins pre-season coaching at Florence Park.
Taylor mentioned the one-year deal was accomplished in order that he couldn’t solely play for the membership but additionally assist their gifted younger strikers, equivalent to Samson Tovide and Bradley Ihionvien.
“They, Danny and Nicky, have mentioned, ‘We don’t need you to come back in only for you; we would like you to come back in for what you already know and what you may move onto the youthful gamers,’” Taylor mentioned in an interview on the membership’s web site.
“They mentioned, ‘There’s particularly two younger middle forwards on the membership who have gotten a extremely good probability,’ they usually mentioned, ‘what you’ve realized and the way you’ve constructed your self from non-league, we can provide these boys a greater probability than they’ve already acquired.’”
The transfer to Colchester United will probably be a reunion for Taylor and the Cowleys. They labored collectively at non-league aspect Harmony Rangers 15 years in the past when Nicky was captain, and Danny was the joint supervisor of the Seaside Boys, because the membership is thought.
Colchester would be the 18th membership that Taylor signed after first rising with Millwall as a youth participant.
In between, he has performed for a number of golf equipment, together with Nottingham Forest, Birmingham, and Sheffield United.
Taylor was launched by League 1 aspect Cambridge United on the finish of final season after signing for them on a short-term deal this previous January and scoring three objectives in 14 appearances throughout his 4 months there.
He had began final season with Wycombe Wanderers. Nonetheless, the previous Sheffield United, Bournemouth, and AFC Wimbledon striker failed to attain in 9 appearances earlier than his short-term contract with the Chairboys ended.
Colchester United narrowly averted relegation to the Nationwide League after they completed final season twenty second within the 24-team League 2 desk, on 45 factors, having gained 11 matches, misplaced 23, and drawn 12.
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