Macclesfield have announced one of their players, Tom Clare, is leaving the club temporarily to go on Love Island.
The 6ft5 striker came through the youth ranks at Barnsley before heading into non-league and joined the Silkmen in June 2021. He helped the club - revived with Robbie Savage at the helm after the demise of Macclesfield Town - win the North West Counties Premier Division to earn promotion to the eighth tier of the English football pyramid.
He was the club's top goalscorer last season and penned a new deal until 2024 in the summer. However, Clare will now depart mid-season to enjoy some time in the sun as the hit TV show heads to South Africa for its latest winter instalment with new host Maya Jama.