Lee Sawyer returning to Southend United: 'Being released by Chelsea was a real kick up the backside'

We still await official confirmation that returning midfielder Lee Sawyer had signed on the dotted line, but the player himself seems to think he's back at Roots Hall! Sawyer: 'I'm so excited to be coming back to Roots Hall' Well, no official news yet, but there's no doubting that young Lee Sawyer believes he's back as a Shrimper. Sawyer told www.echo-news.co.uk: "I'm so excited to be coming back to Roots Hall and can't wait to get everything sorted. I've had a tough year since my last loan spell with Southend and being released by Chelsea but it was a real kick up the backside for me. I really knuckled down at Woking and worked hard and will be doing the same for Southend so I can show what I can do."

Source: FOOTYMAD