Shields bring in striker

20 Feb 2019 By James Gordon

Title chasing South Shields have signed former Inverness Caledonian Thistle striker Connor Bell.

Bell, 22, has been training with the EVO-STIK League Premier Division side recently having left Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton last month.

He said: "I had a bit of interest elsewhere, but I got in touch with the managers here and you could tell straightaway how ambitious they were for the club.

"They invited me to training so I saw the quality of the lads and I’ve been to the last few games.

"With the ambition of the fans, the managers and the players, you can tell it’s a club that’s going places.

"It was a no-brainer, really."

Bell, who came through the ranks at Sunderland, won the Scottish Challenge Cup with Inverness last season.

He has also played for Rotherham United, Wrexham, Rhyl and Swiss side Servette.

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