Two former Premier League stars, 37 and 34, come out of retirement to join 11th-tier side part-owned by old team-mate
FORMER Premier League stars Charlie Daniels and Dan Gosling have come out of retirement to sign for 11th-tier side Westfield.
The 37-year-old defender and 34-year-old midfielder made more than 450 appearances for Bournemouth and played for the Cherries in the Prem until 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Now the pair have joined Sussex outfit Westfield, who are part-owned by ex-Bournemouth team-mate Steve Cook.
Non-league Westfield posted on X: “We are excited to announce the signing of Bournemouth legend Charlie Daniels.
“His experience and ability will be a tremendous asset to Westfield FC in our hunt for promotion in the 24/25 season.
“Welcome to the club, @chazdaniels13.”
They then posted again saying: “Our second signing of the season!
“We welcome ex-Newcastle, Everton, Bournemouth & most recent Notts county midfielder Dan Gosling to the club. 
“Another huge statement of intent for the 2024/25 season! 
Westfield fans were quick to comment, with one saying: “Absolutely mental signing!”
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Another said: “Very unfair on the opposition! Absolutely top quality player!!!”
And another said: “Great addition, fellas.”
One remarked: “Wow has to be a joke surely. What a signing had to look to see if it was April 1.”
Another chimed in: “Unreal signing.”
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Westfield play in the Mid Sussex Premier Division, the seventh step of non-league and 11th of the full English pyramid.
Daniels started his career in the youth team at Tottenham before he had spells at Chesterfield, Leyton Orient and Gillingham.
The left-back joined Bournemouth on loan in 2011, turning the move into a permanent one and remained there until 2020.
During that time, Daniels helped the south coast club win promotion to the Prem in 2015 alongside Cook, who still plays for QPR, and he will be sponsored by his close pal.
After leaving the Vitality Stadium, Daniels turned out for Shrewsbury Town, Portsmouth and Colchester United.
Daniels retired in 2022 and is also under-21 boss at Championship outfit Watford.
Gosling meanwhile joined the south coast club in 2014 after starting his career at Plymouth and spells at Everton, Newcastle and a loan spell at Blackpool.
He left Bournemouth in 2021 to join Watford, where he was released in 2023.
A brief spell at Notts County from January to the end of the season followed before Gosling retired in May before his shock comeback.
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