Charlton Unveil New Signing With Hilarious Love Island Themed Announcement, Divides Fans Online
It's fair to say that Charlton Athletic's Love Island themed transfer announcement has divided fans online.
The League One club pulled out all the stops on social media to unveil the signing of Mandela Egbo.
Getting forward ✅
— Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) June 21, 2022
Assists ✅
Crunching tackles ✅
Mandela Egbo is an Addick!
🔴⚪ #cafc | https://t.co/f36HsGcQDw pic.twitter.com/mgDC4Ym4G8
Charlton took to Twitter to share their Love Island inspired video that shows Egbo announcing he's received a text message.
The 24-year-old reads out the message from Charlton boss Ben Garner, which reads: "Need a right-back. Fancy it? #DoneDeal #RightBackInBusiness."
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Egbo replies to the message, saying: "Why not?!" The Love Island theme tune plays over the video.
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— Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) June 21, 2022
🔴⚪ #cafc | https://t.co/f36HsGcQDw pic.twitter.com/Q1PmIthLwr
Charlton's announcement of Egbo split fans online - some loved it, but others also didn't like the 'corny' idea.
One tweeted: "That is horrendous."
A second wrote: "Fair play actually a decent announcement video."
A third added: "This is so funny."
Another commented: "This is very, very tragic."
Thsts a class announcement 😂😂😂
— Ben 🏴 (@SmiffyCafc) June 21, 2022
ELITE VIDEO
— Brandon ; (@brandon_cafc) June 21, 2022
🤣😂🤣 absolutely shocking. But I love it!
— ❄️Max Frost❄️ (@Maxylayla) June 21, 2022
— Dan Gleebles (@MtotheNizzle) June 21, 2022
This is either creative or corny. My pick is corny https://t.co/rQ7lEtvfby
— Zee (@zee_okoli) June 21, 2022
Love Island has gripped parts of the nation, with Charlton jumping on the popularity of the ITV 2 show to announce their latest signing.
Egbo, meanwhile, spent the second half of last season at Swindon Town.
He's penned a two-year deal at The Valley ahead of the 2022/23 season.
Topics: Football
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