Convicted rapist Ched Evans has reportedly been in fresh talks with Oldham about joining the League One side.
Club bosses insisted back in December they would not be offering Evans a contract or an opportunity to train, but it is understood further talks have taken place since then.
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor revealed a League One club will hold a press conference on Monday in relation to the signing of 26-year-old striker Evans, but would not name the club involved.
Evans wants to return to football after being released from prison in October, having served two-and-a-half years of a five-year sentence after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2011.
Oldham were not available for comment.
On December 1 the club had issued a statement saying: "The board of directors would like to confirm that we will not be extending an invitation for Ched Evans to train with Oldham Athletic nor will we be offering him a contract. The club will not be making any further comment on this subject."
Evans had an offer to train with former club Sheffield United retracted in November following strong local opposition, while Tranmere and Hartlepool also rejected the opportunity to sign the 26-year-old striker.
A move abroad is also unlikely to materialise given the UK's tough regime in managing sex offenders.
Maltese side Hibernians last week revealed they had made a contract offer to Evans for the remainder of the season, although a spokesman for Evans denied the player received such an offer.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: ''We are determined to have one of the toughest regimes in the world for managing sex offenders, to stop them re-offending and to protect victims.
''Probation officers must give permission for sex offenders on licence to take up new jobs and this includes ensuring they hold regular face to face meetings - this effectively rules out working abroad.
''The offenders will also be subject to strict conditions such as exclusion zones, non-contact orders and having to attend sex offender treatment programmes.''
0 nhận xét:
Đăng nhận xét