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| Gary Hooper |
Former Hereford United loanee Gary Hooper is off to India. He is joining Kerala Blasters FC who play in the Indian Super League.
Last season Hooper was playing in New Zealand
“Gary has a natural killer instinct on the field and can score some unbelievable goals. I’m positive that our fans will soon come to love Gary for his high-level goalscoring quality. I’m very happy to have a player of such calibre join the team and look forward to working with him for our upcoming season.” said Karolis Skinkys, Sporting Director, Kerala Blasters FC.
Hooper came to Edgar Street in January 2008 on loan from Southend. Manager Graham Turner later tried to sign the striker but he joined Scunthorpe. Whilst playing for the Bulls he scored 11goals.
A move to Celtic followed and later he joined Norwich. In January 2016 he was bought by Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of around £3M.