Ben Foster retires despite having offer from 'richest club in the world' Newcastle
dailystar.co.ukNewcastle to continue playing and has instead hung up his gloves. The 39-year-old goalkeeper has retired from football after leaving Watford at the end of last season when his contract expired.
While he has spent the summer courting offers from various clubs, none have enticed him. And that includes Newcastle, who tried to sign the former West Brom star.
The Magpies had a goalkeeping crisis after Karl Darlow was injured while they had just sent Martin Dubravka out on loan to Manchester United. READ MORE: Man Utd have cheapest pint in Premier League - with Arsenal's costing more than double However, Foster turned down the Geordies after citing family reasons - despite the fact that they are the richest club in the world and could have made him an enticing offer.
He said on his Cycling Goalkeeper series: “I was just eating my dinner and I thought ‘no, I’m not doing it’. I’ve got to be happy and comfortable and I wouldn’t be able to do that so far away from my family.
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