The Only Way is Essex’s Mark Wright says his love of football was the only motivation behind signing for Crawley.

The 33-year-old previously played a few games for the Reds back in 2006, even scoring one goal against Tamworth which helped keep them in the league.

Head Coach John Yems said, “Mark has been training with us the last couple of months and really impressed everybody in training. It’s taken us thirteen years to sign him back and he’s finally returned to Crawley, hopefully he can carry on from where he left off and I am pleased to have him back with his experience on and off the pitch, Mark is a great role model for players in the future.”

Yems then added, “I will always remember Mark’s goal against Tamworth that kept us up that season. I’m so delighted to have him back again.”

The reality star turned footballer told Sky Sports News, of course some people will think it’s a publicity stunt but he wants to prove them wrong.

You can watch Mark’s full Sky Sports interview here:

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