Derek Asamoah training with Carlisle United

Carlisle United manager Keith Curle has confirmed that Derek Asamoah has started training with the club.

The 33-year-old, who played under Curle earlier in his career with Mansfield and Chester, has been without a team since he left South Korean outfit Daegu FC last year.

"Whether you could call it a trial I don't know. He's doing some conditioning work to get himself in a position where he could play a couple of games," Curle told the News & Star.

"We were thinking about an in-house game, but I don't like them. I like a little bit more competitive edge."

Asamoah has been capped on four occasions by Ghana at senior international level.