Joe Pigott joins Leyton Orient after Ipswich exit

Here he is! 💪

Leyton Orient are delighted to announce the arrival of Joe Pigott, who has signed a two-year deal at Brisbane Road.

Welcome to E10, Joe!

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"I'm really happy to be here, and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do next season," PIgott told the club website.

"The gaffer was a big part of me coming here. I had good conversations with him about myself and about what he expects from his teams. He really sold the club to me.

"I had my first session with the lads today and it was really good, I'm just excited to get going now and get some minutes under my belt.

"I know Idris from Ipswich and I've played with Max Sanders before, and they're great players and lads, so I'm excited to work with them both again.

"My first thoughts are just for us to continue on with the momentum from last season that the squad has built up and hopefully I can add to that."

Manager Richie Wellens added: "He's a focal point in terms of his size, but he's certainly not a target man.

"He's great with his back to goal and a really clever footballer. In terms of goals, he had a wonderful spell at Wimbledon which got him a great move to Ipswich and subsequently a loan at Portsmouth.

"He can play centre forward, but he can also play wide, so his versatility is something that could be really important for us.

"I think he needs to find a home and someone who trusts him to get back to his goalscoring form, but he offers an awful lot of qualities.

"He can score headers, tap-ins and free-kicks, he's technically a really good player and we think his qualities will really help us this season."