Macclesfield FC is about to get represented in a new way off the pitch.
The club, which competes in England’s eighth-tier league Northern Leading League West Division, announced on Thursday it permitted its star striker Tom Clare to just take a short term depart so he could take part in the most current version of “Love Island” commencing Monday.
“Tom approached us with the request a selection of weeks ago,” the club stated in the statement, “and we were joyful to show the exact loyalty that he has to us considering the fact that getting a person of our initially-at any time signings back again in 2021.”
The 23-year-old has an “unwavering need” to return to the team once his time on the exhibit concludes, and the club identified “the incredible opportunity that this represents for each him and his spouse and children on a personal level.”
“Enjoy Island” is a well-liked Britain-primarily based courting recreation demonstrate, boasting 3.6 million followers on Instagram and 1.4 million on Twitter. The new collection will transpire in South Africa.
The demonstrate by now began promoting Clare’s role in the future collection.
Clare concluded the 2021-22 period as Macclefield’s leading scorer, enjoying a pivotal part in its advertising up the National League ranks. It experienced formerly been as higher as the EFL League Two, England’s fourth-tier league, in 2019-20.
