Northampton have signed the striker Tom Eaves, who arrives on a free after leaving Rotherham United.
The 32-year-old has signed a two year contract at Sixfields and becomes Northampton’s sixth new signing ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Eaves signs after two years back at Rotherham in a second spell with the Millers, where he scored 6 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions last season.
The striker enjoyed a breakout spell with Gillingham between 2017 and 2019, for whom he scored 40 goals in all competitions.
He followed that up with a 3 season spell with Hull City, whom he helped win promotion from League One in the 2020/21 campaign, before a further two years in the Championship with Rotherham.
Eaves follows the previously announced signings of James Wilson, Nik Tzanev, Callum Morton, Cameron McGeehan and Jack Baldwin.
Cobblers boss Jon Brady told the club’s official website that he was a great option to bring to the club.
He said, “Tom is a quality addition to the squad.
“He has a physical presence about him and we believe he will blend and balance well with the other strikers we have at the club.
“He isn’t just all about being a physical presence though, he is very mobile and he is capable of skilful finishes as his record shows. He has a good goal to games record.
“He finished last season strongly in the Championship, scoring twice on the final day of the season, and he has spent the last three seasons at that level.
“When a player with Tom’s attributes, his experience, his goalscoring record and his pedigree becomes available there is always a lot of interest and we are delighted to be able to welcome him to Sixfields.”
