Bohs boss reveals how Ireland international helped club sign Lys Mousset

"He came in and trained and the first day we saw him it was like he’d never kicked a ball."

The Frenchman once cost Sheffield United €10 million when he signed for Bournemouth back in 2019 and went on to score nine goals in 53 games for the English club.

At the time, the Blades had Ireland internationals John Egan, Enda Stevens, and David McGoldrick on the books.

Mousset's career sadly went downhill, and after a couple of years out of the game, a trial at Bohs led to a contract for the 28-year-old.

And it was a certain Irishman who recommended the former France Under-21 player to Gypsies manager Alan Reynolds through a mutual friend.

John Egan, who played with Mousset for Sheffield United, vouched for the striker, saying he was a positive presence in the dressing room.

Bohs boss Alan Reynold revealed:

“He fell out of love with it. He must have had personal issues and things like that.

"Obviously, the contracts that he was on before to the contract he’s on now, there’s a massive difference but it’s not about money for him.

“He has to earn it, too. It’s not, ‘here you go’, it has to be incentivised for him to play well.

"That’s a big part of things with Lys. But, as I said, I’m not sure money is a big factor there. I’d say if things weren’t to work out here, he’d just head off back, you know.”