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Former Arsenal star reveals plans to make stunning return in the 14th tier of English football... with the 40-year-old branding himself 'a living example of the importance of grassroots football'

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A former Premier League star is preparing to make a return to football in decidedly different circumstances than what he is used to.

With appearances in the Premier League, the Polish Ekstraklasa and the European Championships as an international, the striker is no stranger to the highest levels of the game.

But after hanging up his boots in 2018, it appeared the former Croatian Footballer of the year had terrorised defenders for the final time.

That is, until Kent County Division Three Central & East side Gillingham Town came calling for the star who joined Arsenal in a £7.