' MICHAEL FLYNN / LEE TOMLIN LATEST '
Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:38 am
Former Cardiff City player Lee Tomlin closing in on new club as deal moves at pace to join League 2 club Walsall.
LEE TOMLIN TOLD MIDDLESBOROUGH / BRISTOL CITY / BOURNEMOUTH / PETERBOROUGH / NOTTINGHAM FOREST & CARDIFF CITY THAT HE WAS A CHANGED PERSON AT EVERY CLUB HE JOINED.
The Bluebirds playmaker has been without a club since leaving Cardiff City in October by mutual consent and had not played a first team game for the Bluebirds in over a year.
Thursday 24th February 2022
Lee Tomlin is closing in on a return to football with League Two outfit Walsall keen on his signature.
The former Bluebirds playmaker was released by Cardiff back in October after his contract was terminated by mutual consent following a string of injuries and agonising setbacks.
The 33-year-old trained for a few days with non-League Wrexham at the start of February, however a deal could not be struck for the player to sign there permanently.
Now, though, ex-Newport County boss Michael Flynn is lining up a move for free agent Tomlin.
The Welshman was appointed as Saddlers boss this month after leaving Newport earlier this season and is looking to bolster his squad for the back end of the campaign.
And he sees Tomlin as a player who can make an impact for the club in the coming months and potentially beyond.
It is understood that the proximity to Tomlin's home in Leicester is a big factor in him considering joining the League Two outfit.
Talks have been held between Flynn and Tomlin and things are accelerating at a pace, it is understood, with just paperwork now left to sign. He could sign as early as Friday if things go smoothly.
On Tuesday night, Tomlin offered up the clearest indication yet that he was set for a return to the pitch when he posted on Instagram: "Time to get back out there and enjoy playing again."
Tomlin has been working hard to get his levels of fitness back to somewhere near his peak, having gone out to Dubai on a boot camp before continuing his work back home in the Midlands.
The challenge for the player, and for Flynn and Co if he signs for the Saddlers, is for him to recapture the sizzling form he displayed in the 2019/20 season for Cardiff.
LEE TOMLIN'S PREVIOUS YEARS:
LEE TOMLIN TOLD MIDDLESBOROUGH / BRISTOL CITY / BOURNEMOUTH PETERBOROUGH / NOTTINGHAM FOREST & CARDIFF CITY THAT HE WAS A CHANGED PERSON AT EVERY CLUB HE JOINED.
The Lee Tomlin exclusive interview: I've sorted my life out and now I want to be a Cardiff City hero
By Tom Coleman
26 JUN 2019
The former Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Rushden, Bournemouth, Peterborough and Bristol City star has opened up on his struggles
The new Tomlin, a man who insists he is now ready to shine. He has "no excuses".
LEE TOMLIN:
"I've grown up just wanting to play football, it's not about money, it's not about this or that, it's about playing football. I love football and I want to get back to that.
LEE TOMLIN TOLD MIDDLESBOROUGH / BRISTOL CITY / BOURNEMOUTH / PETERBOROUGH / NOTTINGHAM FOREST & CARDIFF CITY THAT HE WAS A CHANGED PERSON AT EVERY CLUB HE JOINED.
The Bluebirds playmaker has been without a club since leaving Cardiff City in October by mutual consent and had not played a first team game for the Bluebirds in over a year.
Thursday 24th February 2022
Lee Tomlin is closing in on a return to football with League Two outfit Walsall keen on his signature.
The former Bluebirds playmaker was released by Cardiff back in October after his contract was terminated by mutual consent following a string of injuries and agonising setbacks.
The 33-year-old trained for a few days with non-League Wrexham at the start of February, however a deal could not be struck for the player to sign there permanently.
Now, though, ex-Newport County boss Michael Flynn is lining up a move for free agent Tomlin.
The Welshman was appointed as Saddlers boss this month after leaving Newport earlier this season and is looking to bolster his squad for the back end of the campaign.
And he sees Tomlin as a player who can make an impact for the club in the coming months and potentially beyond.
It is understood that the proximity to Tomlin's home in Leicester is a big factor in him considering joining the League Two outfit.
Talks have been held between Flynn and Tomlin and things are accelerating at a pace, it is understood, with just paperwork now left to sign. He could sign as early as Friday if things go smoothly.
On Tuesday night, Tomlin offered up the clearest indication yet that he was set for a return to the pitch when he posted on Instagram: "Time to get back out there and enjoy playing again."
Tomlin has been working hard to get his levels of fitness back to somewhere near his peak, having gone out to Dubai on a boot camp before continuing his work back home in the Midlands.
The challenge for the player, and for Flynn and Co if he signs for the Saddlers, is for him to recapture the sizzling form he displayed in the 2019/20 season for Cardiff.
LEE TOMLIN'S PREVIOUS YEARS:
LEE TOMLIN TOLD MIDDLESBOROUGH / BRISTOL CITY / BOURNEMOUTH PETERBOROUGH / NOTTINGHAM FOREST & CARDIFF CITY THAT HE WAS A CHANGED PERSON AT EVERY CLUB HE JOINED.
The Lee Tomlin exclusive interview: I've sorted my life out and now I want to be a Cardiff City hero
By Tom Coleman
26 JUN 2019
The former Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Rushden, Bournemouth, Peterborough and Bristol City star has opened up on his struggles
The new Tomlin, a man who insists he is now ready to shine. He has "no excuses".
LEE TOMLIN:
"I've grown up just wanting to play football, it's not about money, it's not about this or that, it's about playing football. I love football and I want to get back to that.
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Re: ' MICHAEL FLYNN / LEE TOMLIN LATEST '
Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:24 pm
I thin he'll be lucky to get a month out of him, he was injury prone before without playing all this time he's going to struggle, he didn't really have any desire a year or so ago!
Re: ' MICHAEL FLYNN / LEE TOMLIN LATEST '
Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:46 pm
Such a shame.Some of us woud give our left leg to play like him. 
Re: ' MICHAEL FLYNN / LEE TOMLIN LATEST '
Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:07 pm
Lee Tomlin, the 33-year-old trained for a few days with non-League Wrexham at the start of February, however Wrexham decided not to sign him there permanently.