Former Nomads striker Rhys Healey joins Toulouse

Former Connah’s Quay Nomads forward Rhys Healey has joined Ligue Deaux outfit Toulouse. 

Healey moves to the French second-tier club for an undisclosed fee from MK Dons.

The 25-year-old scored 21 goals for MK Dons during his two spells, first on loan from Cardiff in the 2018/19 season, before then after signing a permanent deal at Stadium MK last summer.

“We’re disappointed to lose Rhys,” said Dons boss Russell Martin.

“He was obviously a huge player for us in the months leading up to the lockdown, so I understand the frustration this news will bring – we feel it too.

“We didn’t have to sell Rhys in this window and we certainly didn’t want to either, but the interest from Toulouse intensified over the last few weeks to the point where he expressed that he saw his future in the south of France.

“We then worked hard, as a Club and with the player, to get the right deal and one that was much improved on their initial offer.

“Rhys is an ambitious young man and I’m sure he won’t mind me saying that this is a life-changing move for him.

“As a Club, we want to do right by our players, and he certainly leaves on positive terms and with all our very best wishes.”

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