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Avenue Bring in Two Ex-England Youngsters | ||||||||||||
Saturday 24 August 19 I 09:01:40 | ||||||||||||
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Midfielder Marcus Wood has joined after leaving troubled SkyBet Championship side Bolton Wanderers.
Wood
earned a professional deal with the Trotters in the summer of 2018 after
impressing in the under-23s after joining from Manchester City.
Born
in Sale, Wood (pictured) played for City in the UEFA Youth League and has also represented
England at under-18 and under-19 level.
He
was also part of the City squad which lost the 2016 FA Youth Cup final to
Chelsea.
He
is no stranger to the National League North, however, as he had a spell on loan
with Southport during last season.
Also
joining Avenue is former Aston Villa academy defender Riccardo Calder.
Calder
was part of the Villa under-19’s team which won the 2012/13 NextGen Series,
beating Chelsea in the final of the competition.
Whilst
on Villa`s books he had loan spells with Dundee, Doncaster Rovers where, in two
spells he made 23 appearances, and Lincoln City.
Upon
his release from Villa Park, the 4-times capped England under-17 international
joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle, for whom he
played 32 times, scoring one goal.
Speaking
about the signing, interim boss Marcus Law admitted the signing may be
controversial amongst supporters, telling https://bpafc.com:
“We’re aware that there may be some controversy around this signing. Riccardo’s
recently come back to football after serving a short sentence. I won’t go into
the details here, but he’s made a mistake, served his time and is looking to
rebuild his life.
“Since
I came on board with the Avenue it’s been stressed to me that we are a
community club. So, with that in mind I think it’s the perfect environment for
the lad to rebuild his career in the game, and I hope the fans will join myself
and Lee in welcoming Riccardo in with open arms”.
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