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Former Liverpool and England midfielder joins Turkish side Eyupspor

A former England international has completed a move to the eighth club of his professional career.

Once tipped as a potential future midfield stalwart for the Three Lions, the 32-year-old spent last season in the Turkish Super Lig with Caykur Rizespor.

The player had been playing Premier League football as recently as 2023 but suffered a fall-out with his then manager and his contract was terminated just eight months into a two-and-a-half year deal.

The star in question is Jonjo Shelvey, who has agreed a permanent deal to join Eyupspor.

Managed by former Barcelona and Atletico midfielder Arda Turan, Eyupspor secured promotion to the Turkish top flight for the first time in their 105-year history last season.

Former Liverpool midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has completed a permanent move to Eyupspor

After stints in both Arsenal and West Ham's academies, Shelvey made his senior debut for Charlton aged just 16 years and 59 days - becoming the club's youngest-ever player in the process.

His performances for the Addicks saw him regarded as one of England's most promising young talents and he subsequently joined Liverpool in 2010.

Consistent starts would prove hard to come by at Anfield however, and Shelvey would go on to join fellow Premier League side Swansea.

During his time in South Wales Shelvey would become the first Swansea player ever to play for England and he went on to amass six senior caps with the last coming in 2015.

Shelvey would then join Newcastle, where he spent eight seasons and was played a key role in Rafa Benitez's side that secured an immediate return to the top flight in the 2016-17 campaign.

A move to Premier League new boys Nottingham Forest worth £70,000-a-week followed, but Shelvey would quickly fall foul of Steve Cooper and would be limited to just eight appearances as they narrowly avoided the drop.

Forest initially announced Shelvey had joined Cayuk Rizespor on loan, but later investigations revealed he had actually had his contract rescinded as the club had exceeded the number of players they were permitted to leave on loan.

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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