Former Tottenham midfielder Sandro has decided to come out of retirement and has made a shock move that many will find hard to believe.
Sandro a cult hero among Tottenham fans
Sandro is one of the most popular players to have played for Spurs over recent decades, with the White Hart Lane faithful loving the passion and the spirit that the Brazilian showed on the pitch.
Injuries prevented the midfielder from living up to his potential as he exited Tottenham in 2014, and he subsequently had spells with West Brom, QPR, Udinese, Genoa, and Internacional.
Sandro eventually hung up his boots last year, but he has now decided to come out of retirement and sign for a non-league side.
Sando signs for Harborough Town
The Sun have now revealed that the former Brazil international has signed a shock deal with non-league side Harborough Town.
That means that Sandro will now be playing his football in the Southern League Premier Central club, which is step seven of the English football pyramid.
As one can imagine, the Leicestershire outfit club are over the moon to have signed the former Tottenham man, who is, by far, the greatest player to play for the club and the biggest name to ever grace tier seven of English football
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Club manager Mitch Austin said of the move: “What an unbelievable signing for the club, I really cannot express how I am feeling. I had a chance conversation with Sandro a couple of weeks ago and we got talking about football, told him about Harborough Town FC and the journey we are on and he has been messaging me ever since to sign on, totally unbelievable and gobsmacked is how I would describe this signing.
“These sort of signings don’t happen every day but when you get a chance to sign an ex-professional footballer who has played at the highest level in the Premier League and Internationally with Brazil, you just cannot turn it down.”
“Being a Tottenham Hotspur fan myself I knew all about Sandro. But when I looked back at a few photos online and there he was stood in a Brazil team photo with the likes of Neymar Jr., Ronaldinho, Thiago Silva, Dani Alves, and Marcelo, I was like what is going on, pinch me!”
Sandro will now play in a big FA Cup clash
Harborough Town made the headlines recently because of their giant-killing in the FA Cup as they ran out 4-1 winners over Tonbridge Angels.
It was the first time that the club had participated in the first round of the world’s oldest club tournament, and they now have a massive second-round tie to look forward to against Reading.
That means that Sandro will now have an opportunity to play against the former Premier League side as he gets set to don the colours of Harborough.