LOVE ISLAND star Tom Clare is ready to return to Macclesfield FC after eight weeks away on the reality TV show.
The 23-year-old made it all the way to the final and finished third alongside partner Samie Elishi.
And he seems to have no plans to ditch his career as a striker in the eighth tier of English football.
Clare hopes his new fame can help his club bring in more money and gain more attention.
He told Sky Sports: “It’s good for Macclesfield, it is a huge club anyway. Hopefully I can bring more fans to the gate, it is all revenue for the club.
“The work that people do behind-the-scenes is incredible and if I can bring more fans to the gate, maybe a few shirts with ‘Samie No9’ on the back, if I can do that, then I will be buzzing.
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“Maybe she has taken my spot.”
Clare,23, has become the poster boy of Macclesfield and he was used to promote their match at the weekend versus Runcorn Linnets, which they won 3-2.
The Silkmen sit a huge 13 points clear at the top of the Northern Premier League Division One West.
Macclesfield aim to work their way back to the EFL after they liquidated in 2020.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
