{"id":539234,"date":"2020-01-02T09:38:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539234"},"modified":"2020-01-02T09:38:11","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:38:11","slug":"toumani-diagouraga-heads-to-morecambe-after-swindon-town-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/02\/toumani-diagouraga-heads-to-morecambe-after-swindon-town-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Toumani Diagouraga Heads to Morecambe After Swindon Town Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morecambe have made Toumani Diagouraga their first signing of the January transfer window following his release by Swindon Town.<\/p>\n<h2>Toumani Diagouraga Heads to Morecambe<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u270d\ufe0f SIGNING | Derek Adams has made his first signing of the window&#8230; Welcome, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toums20?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@toums20<\/a> \ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COYS<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrwlkfqaPx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/wrwlkfqaPx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TCf2JDAIiP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TCf2JDAIiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Morecambe FC (@MorecambeFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MorecambeFC\/status\/1212723826645225474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Released by Swindon Town<\/h2>\n<p>Diagouraga was told by boss Richie Wellens that he could find a new club last summer.<\/p>\n<p>His search has finally come to an end with the 32-year-old moving to Morecambe.<\/p>\n<p>Diagouraga made just one appearance this season, featuring in the EFL Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced midfielder has made nearly 500 career appearances across 11 clubs, including Brentford, Leeds United, Peterborough and Watford.<\/p>\n<p>Diagouraga, a well-recognised name in the League, began at Paris Saint-Germain before joining Watford&#8217;s academy.<\/p>\n<p>Loan spells away from the Hornets at Swindon Town, Rotherham United and Hereford United followed before he signed permanently with the latter in July 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Diagouraga made Brentford his home for six years, starting with a loan spell in January 2010, where he made over 200 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The defender spent a brief loan spell at Portsmouth in February and March 2014 but returned to help the Bees to get promoted to the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>32-year-old Diagouraga rejoins Shrimps boss Derek Adams having played for him at Plymouth Argyle during 2017-18.<\/p>\n<p>Adams became Morecambe boss in November 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Shrimps are currently 23rd in League Two, one point clear of basement side Stevenage.<\/p>\n<p>Diagouraga joins on a short-term contract until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his new signing, boss Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morecambefc.com\/news\/2020\/january\/toumani-diagouraga-signs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>: &#8220;Toumani was with me at Plymouth Argyle and did ever so well for me when he was there. He came into the midfield and used the ball well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has got good experience at the level and it was only a couple of years ago that he was Brentford&#8217;s player of the year and he will be a good addition to the squad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Morecambe are next in action at home to Colchester United on Saturday 11 January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"A27xK236R9pkCDOSS-t4Bw\" 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\/178320173\" 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:'A27xK236R9pkCDOSS-t4Bw',sig:'bhgF3K0karzTR1_gJHclnyioCpRtTe355_FxJ4Sf5OY=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'178320173',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>Morecambe have made Toumani Diagouraga their first signing of the January transfer window following his release by Swindon Town. 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