Charlton forward Lyle Taylor is set to make a dramatic u-turn and play for the club again this season.
Taylor's contract with the Addicks is up at the end of the season and he initially stated earlier this month that he would take no further part in the club’s remaining nine games of the season.
However, the forward is now reportedly set to inform manager Lee Bowyer that he has changed his mind and is ready to play his part in his side’s flight for survival.
According to The Sun, Taylor will now start personal training and could make the squad for that relegation six-pointer next weekend.
“Now, at the age that I am, should I get injured, there won’t be another opportunity,” he said when asked why he didn’t want to play again this season.
“Should I get seriously injured, I doubt there’d be an opportunity to play at a level I’m playing at now.
“I might be remembered as whatever they see fit; money-grabbing, a letdown, never been a club legend because he left us in the lurch kind of thing.
"But I’d like to think that maybe at some point people will maybe say, ‘Do you know what, we don’t like it but we understand why he’s done it’ and, maybe forgiveness or that kind of thing is too strong a word, but maybe acceptance that this hasn’t been easy and isn’t going to be easy for me.”
The Addicks return to action in a crunch game against fellow strugglers Hull next weekend, who are 11 without a win in the league.
Leeds United and Charlton are due to meet in the final match of the season which is currently scheduled to be played on Wednesday July 22.
