Former Newcastle coach John Carver is ready to offer striker Shola Ameobi an career in MLS where he'll face the likes of David Beckham.
Carver, the boss of Toronto FC, said: "I need some firepower up front and I am looking for new players, especially a striker.
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Join the debate in our sport forum"I have got my side organised now and have made Toronto difficult to beat, but I need to sign players in that area.
"Shola is a kid I brought through the system at Newcastle United, and a kid I know an awful lot about.
"If I can get Shola into this football club he would be a huge, huge asset for us."
Former Sunderland players Danny Dichio and Carlo Robinson are at Toronto, as is ex-Newcastle winger Laurent Robert.
The full article contains 143 words and appears in Sunderland Echo newspaper.
