Jamille Matt & Michael Flynn om dagens transfernyhet
Walsall huvudtränare Michael Flynn och Jamille Matt samtalade med klubbens medieteam efter att det blev klart att Matt skrivit på ett kontrakt som sträcker sig över nästa säsong.
Jamille Matt var överlycklig över att ha kommit "hem" efter en lång sejour bland andra klubbar har han åter kommit tillbaka till klubben där han såg sin första fotbollsmatch som ung.
"I am very pleased, I am delighted, there has been interest there for a little bit now that I have known about and I am just delighted to get it over the line finally.
The Head Coach was a massive part to the decision. I had a very fruitful spell alongside him and Wayne Hatswell as well when we worked together at Newport.
He is someone who I have really enjoyed working with and when he wanted me to come along and join what Walsall are doing it was an easy decision.
League Two is a division that I have played the majority of my football in in the last few years especially in. It is a division I know quite well and that I am experienced at this level so hopefully I can replicate that for Walsall now.
I grew up in Walsall from 10-year-old onwards. I went to school here. My first football league match was here at Walsall alongside some friends of mine who brought me along and that is probably when I caught the bug playing football.
I played football locally for Silverdale, that’s where I first came through in Sunday league and I remember having presentations here in the Bonser suite with Walsall players at the time.
I am very familiar with the community, I am very familiar with the football club and it is a club that I have always wanted to play for. It is a club that I would like to try and achieve success for and that is the main reason that I am here.
I’m not just here because I grew up in the area, I am here because I want to be successful and the one thing I want to do is achieve success with Walsall Football Club."
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“Jamille is completely different to what we’ve currently got, he’s proven at this level, he’s got a promotion from this level,” Flynn said.
He will fit in with the squad, he works hard off the ball and gives us different dimension at the top of the pitch.
He’s a real handful. Once he gets up and running and training with the group, he’s only going to be a huge asset for us for not just for this season but for next season too.
I’ve got a fantastic relationship with him, always kept in touch with him and I’m very pleased to have been able to bring him into the football club.
I’d like to thank Trivela, Leigh Pomlett, Stef Gamble and Dan Mole for their assistance in getting this deal over the line. It’s not been straight-forward; I was hopeful of this deal going through earlier than it has done but Forest Green were helpful in the process too.”
