Watford striker Troy Deeney is joining The Sun as a columnist and talkSPORT Breakfast as a new presenter.

Deeney will be a weekly regular at Breakfast with input into some live programming on the network plus talkSPORT’s podcast output. He will be alongside Laura Woods and Ally McCoist every Monday and will feature as a live football pundit across the season and continue playing for Watford as they seek an immediate return to the Premier League.

Troy, who has made over 500 League appearances and scored over 160 competitive goals, will be introduced to Sun readers this week and his new forthright column will give a fresh perspective on the game.

Troy Deeney said: “I can’t wait to get going on The Sun and talkSPORT. The Sun is a massive paper and I understand the responsibilities that go with that. talkSPORT is the number one sports station so to be broadcasting on Breakfast and across the schedule will be very special for me.

“I want to add something unique and give a different perspective, not only on football but many areas of life.”

Head of talkSPORT Lee Clayton said: “Troy is a footballing icon and will bring his experience and insight of the current top players to listeners at Breakfast every week. He joins our talented, new look team for the 2020/2021 season making the start of the talkSPORT week even stronger, with Laura, Ally and Troy, followed by Simon Jordan, Jim White and Danny Murphy. Along with our exclusive GameDay coverage on Saturdays, we are the radio destination for all the best insight, opinion and live action for football fans.”

The Sun’s Head of Sport, Shaun Custis said: “We are delighted that Troy is joining us on the country’s number one football paper. As a frontline striker, who has played at the top level for many years, he will offer our readers forthright opinions and an exceptional insight into life in the modern game.”

talkSPORT is the destination for live and exclusive Premier League action on Saturdays with the station’s GameDay coverage broadcasting live matches at 12.30pm, 5.30pm and 8pm.