After failing to secure a contract at a number of Championship sides, ex-Bull Mathieu Manset is to sign a deal at Carlisle until the end of the season.
The enigmatic Frenchman seemed set to light up the Premier League before his off-field lifestyle put him on the exit list at Reading. A loan at Chinese side Shanghai Shenua proved fruitless, and he ended up a free transfer signing for Swiss side Sion.
He barely played for them before falling foul to their behaviour rules for a nightclub visit and was jettisoned in January. He has since been seen training with a string of sides, as well as being rumoured to have offered his services at Edgar Street for a sizable wage, before the Cumbrian side agreed a deal.
Greg Abbot's men are currently six points clear of the League One dropzone, having not won for six games.