Luton town winger Andros Townsend says in a bid to prolong his career he now eats chicken feet for dinner.
The former Everton player who joined the Hatters in October on a short-term deal missed the end of the 2021-22 campaign and the whole of the 2022-23 season with a serious knee injury.
Speaking to sports journalists, Townsend said that he had turned to natural solutions after questioning why he was taking so many different supplementary pills and shots to help his body recover from the rigours of the game.
“One of the best natural sources of collagen is chicken feet. It is simple,” added Townsend, who earned the last of his 13 England caps in 2016.
“It tastes exactly like a chicken wing. It is low on meat, it has a lot of cartilage close to the bone. It’s got skin around it. It’s very nice. In China, South Africa and in Portugal, it is eaten quite commonly.
“In my prime at 27, 28, it would take me so long to recover after games – I’d be struggling for the rest of the week and sort of managing myself. Now I am feeling so much fresher and ready to go on Monday.
The former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace winger had looked set to move to Burnley in the summer before they withdrew their contract offer.
He has made four appearances since arriving Luton.
