Everton have re-signed James McFadden on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old forward has been a free agent since his summer release by Birmingham City and returns to Goodison Park almost four years after departing in a £5m switch to St Andrews.
McFadden initially joined the Blues from Motherwell in 2003 and scored 11 times in 109 appearances during his first spell at the Club.
Comfortable up front, behind a striker or on either flank, the Scot’s Everton highlights included a vital goal away to Metalist Kharkiv in the 2007/08 Europa League and a stunning volleyed finish at Charlton in April 2007 that was many people’s goal of the season.
At Birmingham McFadden was a first team regular – scoring 13 times in 82 games – until a serious knee injury wiped out his 2010/11 campaign.
Now back fit again, he will join up with the rest of the Blues squad and is desperate to put his injury nightmare behind him.
"It's been difficult, obviously I missed all of last season and I've missed all of this season so far - it's been hard mentally and physically," McFadden told evertontv.
"But hopefully I'll come back mentally stronger and will be able to play as well as ever.
"I've been training for the last six weeks and everything feels fine the next step is to play in a reserve game and try and get back in the first team as soon as possible," he added.
"I trained this morning it went well and I'm glad I've got the chance to come back and I want to make my mark."
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