League One new boys Leyton Orient have confirmed the signing of departing Blues striker Joe Pigott on a two-year deal.

As reported earlier, the remaining year on Pigott’s Town contract has been terminated by mutual consent.

The 29-year-old, whose Blues career never got going following his move after leaving AFC Wimbledon in the summer of 2021, is delighted to have signed at Brisbane Road.

“I'm really happy to be here, and I'm looking forward to seeing what we can do next season,” he told the O’s official website.

“The gaffer was a big part of me coming here. I had good conversations with him about myself and about what he expects from his teams. He really sold the club to me.

“I had my first session with the lads today and it was really good, I'm just excited to get going now and get some minutes under my belt.

“I know Idris [El Mizouni] from Ipswich and I've played with Max Sanders before, and they're great players and lads, so I'm excited to work with them both again.

“My first thoughts are just for us to continue on with the momentum from last season that the squad has built up and hopefully I can add to that.”

Orient head coach and one-time Town loanee Richie Wellens added: “He's a focal point in terms of his size, but he's certainly not a target man.

“He's great with his back to goal and a really clever footballer. In terms of goals, he had a wonderful spell at Wimbledon which got him a great move to Ipswich and subsequently a loan at Portsmouth.

“He can play centre forward, but he can also play wide, so his versatility is something that could be really important for us.

“I think he needs to find a home and someone who trusts him to get back to his goalscoring form, but he offers an awful lot of qualities.

“He can score headers, tap-ins and free-kicks, he's technically a really good player and we think his qualities will really help us this season.”

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Bazza8564 added 15:10 - Jul 21 good luck lad, glad youve found a decent deal
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Henz10 added 15:59 - Jul 21 I was excited when we signed him. Playing for us in League One I thought he'd be the top scorer but it's clearly not worked out. I feel as thought another club would have got £100,000 for him Wish him all the best COYB
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ringwoodblue added 16:12 - Jul 21 Good luck to Joe. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him and Idris banging in loads of goals for the Orient this season.
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therein61 added 17:26 - Jul 21 Wish him well it was just not going to happen for him here.
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LegendofthePhoenix added 17:50 - Jul 21 Should I feel bad for saying I'm just glad to have got rid of him? He was shockingly bad for us, I quite like Orient and hope that he does well for them, maybe a reboot is what is best for all parties.
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gosblue added 18:00 - Jul 21 A good striker but doesn’t fit into our style of football. He’ll do a great job for the Os. Best of luck Joe.
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ThaiBlue added 18:38 - Jul 21 Hopeless for Town glad hes gone.
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have_a_word_with_him added 23:48 - Jul 21 Some unpleasant negative comments, if you can score 18 goals and 22 goals in separate seasons in League One then you’re a pretty decent player. Hope he scores plenty at Orient, with assists galore from Idris, good luck Joe.
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bobble added 23:53 - Jul 21 never heard of him, is he any good ?
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Chrisd added 07:32 - Jul 22 A good move for Pigott. Orient are lacking a cutting edge as they head into L1, he’ll certainly give them a cutting edge.
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Linkboy13 added 11:09 - Jul 22 Although he failed to impress at Ipswich and Portsmouth i think Orient is a great fit for him. Best of luck to him.
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