EVANS DEAL

Ched Evans joins Chesterfield: Former Wales striker signs for League One club on £2,000-per-week, one-year deal

Evans will face a retrial over accusations of rape in October

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CHED EVANS has joined League One club Chesterfield on a £2,000-a-week, one-year deal.

The former Wales and Sheffield United striker had a conviction for rape quashed in April – he will have a retrial on October 4.

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: "I am very excited and privileged to be resuming my career at Chesterfield and I hope to make a valuable contribution both on and off the pitch for the football club, the fans and the community."

Ched Evans won 13 caps for Wales, scoring one goalCredit: PA:Press Association
The striker, now 27, was sentenced to five years imprisonment after being convicted of rape in April 2012.
After serving two and a half years he was released but continued to appeal his innocence.
Evans' case was heard by the Court of Appeal in March, his appeal allowed and his conviction quashed.
Ched Evans last played for Sheffield United in April 2012

His last game was for Sheffield United against Leyton Orient on April 14, 2012 in which he scored in a 3-1 win for the Blades at Bramall Lane.

Evans was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman but the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in April.

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Chesterfield chairman Dave Allen admitted it is not a decision the club came to lightly.

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He told the club's official website: ''We are delighted to have secured the services of an outstanding footballer, who is now keen to get back to work and score goals.

''(Manager) Danny Wilson knows Ched very well, having previously managed him at Sheffield United. Chris Morgan, our first team coach, also speaks highly of him from their time together at Bramall Lane.

''Chesterfield Football Club have given a great deal of thought to this signing and following the court's decision, we are in no doubt that Ched Evans should be welcomed back into his profession as a professional footballer.''

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Ched Evans leaves court with his fiancee Natasha Massey after wining his appealCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
The Spireites also announced they would not be making any further comment on the deal.
Evans had previously attempted several comebacks with different clubs.
The first was immediately after he was released from prison with former club Sheffield United - a petition was signed by 150,000 people urging the club not to do so, while Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill removed her name from a stand at Bramall Lane dedicated to her.
Natasha Massey gave birth to their first child in JanuaryCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
He then attempted to sign at Hartlepool but local MP Iain Wright described him as a "pariah".
His move to Edinburgh club Hibernians was blocked as sex offenders are not allowed to work abroad.
In January 2015 he was then close to signing with Oldham Athletic but a petition was again signed by tens of thousands to block the move, while then Labour leader Ed Miliband voiced his opposition to the move.
Finally, Grimsby town attempted to move for the striker in January 2015, but later decided the move was too high risk for the club.
Evans has scored 59 goals in 167 career games with Manchester City, Norwich City and Sheffield United.
He has one goal in 13 caps for Wales.
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