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STEVEN CAULKER, who rejected a move from Brendan Rodgers to join Celtic in 2017, has found a new club in Turkey  – after a two-month job search on social media.

The 32-year-old former Liverpool, Spurs and England centre-back had been out of football since leaving Spanish FIFTH division side Malaga City in May.

With no takers, Caulker advertised he was a free agent on the website LinkedIn and Turkish second tier outfit Ankara Keciorengucu made their move.

The length of the contract has not been revealed, but the club issued a statement on X which simply read: “Ankara Keciorengucu has reached an agreement with Steven Caulker.

THUMB’S UP…former Brendan Rodgers target Steven Caulker is all smiles after joining Turkish second tier club Ankara Keciorengucu.

“We welcome Steven to our club and wish him great success under our purple-white jersey.”

Rodgers made the defender an offer in July 2017 to take him to the champions, but Caulker, who had worked with the Irishman during a loan spell at Swansea City, knocked back the opportunity of a reunion to remain at Queens Park Rangers.

The Hoops gaffer had made his move, despite the knowledge the player had admitted to drinking and gambling addictions which had stalled his career in the English top flight after spells at the Merseyside giants and the White Hart Lane club.

The once highly-rated pivot admitted he regreted turning his back on Rodgers and, as reported in CQN at the time, said: “It came close.

“I had an opportunity to go to Celtic which I turned down. I was early in my recovery and I felt my support network was best in London.

“A few months after that, I was then out of the squad at QPR and we mutually terminated my contract.

“At that point, of course, I thought I should have gone to Celtic.”