{"id":461620,"date":"2019-06-18T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=461620"},"modified":"2019-06-18T07:49:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T11:49:04","slug":"lee-bowyer-charlton-athletic-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/18\/lee-bowyer-charlton-athletic-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Bowyer Makes U-Turn to Sign New Charlton Athletic Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Bowyer has made a dramatic U-turn to sign a new deal with Charlton Athletic. It was announced yesterday that the 42-year-old had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafc.co.uk\/news\/view\/5d07a7df422e2\/charlton-unable-to-reach-an-agreement-with-lee-bowyer-on-contract-extension\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not agreed on terms<\/a> with owner Roland Duchatelet.<\/p>\n<h1>Charlton Athletic Hand Lee Bowyer New Deal<\/h1>\n<h2>Dramatic U-Turn<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d\ufe0f DONE DEAL! <\/p>\n<p>Charlton agree contract extension with Addicks boss Lee Bowyer! <\/p>\n<p>The journey continues\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9Wj4qaUjb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q9Wj4qaUjb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CAFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ixfe1lJBq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/9ixfe1lJBq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlton Athletic FC (@CAFCofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAFCofficial\/status\/1140877076419026944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lee Bowyer has signed a new deal to stay at The Valley; although, a day ago it seemed he would be leaving.<\/p>\n<p>Bowyer guided the London club to promotion to the Sky Bet Championship by beating <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/sunderland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunderland<\/a> in the Play-Off final; however, it was reported that he appeared unhappy with only being offered a one-year contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old has, though, made a dramatic U-turn and will guide the Addicks in the second-tier next season.<\/p>\n<p>Bowyer told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafc.co.uk\/news\/view\/5d0886234948e\/charlton-agree-contract-extension-with-addicks-boss-lee-bowyer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlton club website<\/a>:\u00a0&#8220;We went on a real journey last season. The club came together &#8211; the players, the staff, the fans and we achieved something special,&#8221; he told the club&#8217;s official website<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The journey hasn&#8217;t finished yet and I&#8217;m delighted this has all been agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This has been a long process and I never wanted to leave, I love this club. I&#8217;d like to thank the owner for giving me the initial opportunity and now for continuing to believe in me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a fantastic fan base here and my focus continues to be getting our squad in the best possible shape for the Championship next season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Owner&#8217;s Delight at Retaining Manager&#8217;s Service<\/h2>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s statement by Charlton stated Bowyer would not be offered a longer contract with Duchtelet set to sell the Addicks; however, Charlton&#8217;s Belgian owner admitted his pleasure at retaining Bowyer for next season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What Lee has achieved in his short time at the club is very impressive. He has united the club once again,&#8221; he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafc.co.uk\/news\/view\/5d0886234948e\/charlton-agree-contract-extension-with-addicks-boss-lee-bowyer\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to thank Lee for his professionalism during this process. While the negotiations have been ongoing, he has continued to work on building a squad for the club&#8217;s Championship campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stability is essential and I am very pleased we now have the best man in place to lead us forward next season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"7uO6hQ80QytDa0sSE5vWrg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1151831771\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7uO6hQ80QytDa0sSE5vWrg',sig:'daaM_9oZ37CDJsMFVu0lxVe_cJARHzbH0EhuEyowung=',w:'594px',h:'409px',items:'1151831771',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Bowyer has made a dramatic U-turn to sign a new deal with Charlton Athletic. 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