International Footballer Has Joined Love Island After Signing New Deal, Club Say 'The Matter Will Be Reviewed'
An international footballer has been announced as a new contestant on Love Island just weeks after signing a new contract with the new club.
In June, striker Jamie Allen committed his future to Halifax Town ahead of what would be his fourth season with the National League side.
✍️ NEW CONTRACT |
— FC Halifax Town (@FCHTOnline) June 9, 2022
Good morning Shaymen fans, how about a new deal…
FC Halifax Town are delighted to announce that Montserrat international Jamie Allen has committed his future to the club!
The upcoming season will be Allen’s fourth at The Shay 💙#Shaymen | RB pic.twitter.com/o1rzepU5fH
But less than a month on and Allen is on the move - heading to Majorca to join the popular ITV2 reality show as part of "four new bombshells" going into the villa.
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Given it's the middle of pre-season, you can't imagine his manager, teammates and the club on the whole will be best pleased.
The Shaymen have put out a tweet in response to the news, explaining that "opportunity is very important to him" and that the situation "will be reviewed on his return".
Jamie Allen has decided to join the cast of ❤️ Island 2022, making his intentions clear that the opportunity is very important to him.
— FC Halifax Town (@FCHTOnline) July 20, 2022
The matter will be reviewed on his return.
Plenty of Non-League footballers have featured on Love Island in the past, while this year one of the contestants is Michael Owen's 19-year-old daughter Gemma.
But Allen's decision to swap west Yorkshire for the Balearic Islands has brought about plenty of reaction on social media:
One of our promotion rivals losing a player to Love Island is the news we didn’t know we needed today.
— Gerrit Forward (@GerritForward) July 20, 2022
What a league! https://t.co/v4rLM9ULjM
They need to add a Love Island feature on to FM next year ngl https://t.co/uN8KdZo9So
— Ebe TV (@ic3ebe) July 20, 2022
Imaging you're managing non-league on Football Manager and one of your best players leaves to go on LOVE ISLAND https://t.co/Qu9wutvISA
— Out of Context Football Manager (@nocontextfm1) July 20, 2022
Loving the hint of disciplinary action coupled with the love-heart emoji! https://t.co/szJ8DmGXdQ
— Ben Saunders (@BSaundersSport) July 20, 2022
Just a normal day of Vanarama National League Please 🤣🤣 https://t.co/2zHc3MiR1G pic.twitter.com/HZDFFRvyfp
— Joe (@Joee006) July 20, 2022
If the general public have any sort of humour, they’ll send this Jamie Allen guy back to Halifax before the season starts #LoveIsland https://t.co/zsCSj3RmKn
— Ricky Spanish (@plantainpariah) July 20, 2022
Lower league football heritage right here ffs https://t.co/T8PUX5IBlH
— sigmond 🦅🏴 (@sigmond_) July 20, 2022
Imagine jeopardising your football career for vanity and 5 mins of fame but to each his own. https://t.co/lpHmlc1w6C
— Johnny Haseldin (@Johnnyh17) July 20, 2022
Halifax are actually falling apart, I feel sorry for them
— tomhwilliams23 (@tomhwilliams23) July 20, 2022
He should never play for the club again, or for anyone at this level for that matter. A few weeks before the season starts, and for what? The series is almost over ffs https://t.co/t23n8rosNt
In his video package, Allen declared: "I shoot, I usually score, if I want something, I’ll go and get it."
Predictably, the 27-year-old's Wikipedia page has been updated to reflect his latest transfer to Spain.
Allen played in the Football League with Fleetwood Town and has turned out for the likes of Barrow, AFC Fylde, Stalybridge Celtic, Southport and Dover Athletic.
He is also a full international with Montserrat and made his debut for the Caribbean nation against El Salvador in November 2019.
Topics: Non-League
Josh Lawless