Santi Cazorla returns to the Shire! Ex-Arsenal star plays Gandalf in Lord of the Rings-themed Real Oviedo announcement video

• Cazorla signs for boyhood team Real Oviedo
• Left Qatar side Al-Sadd after three years
• Lord of the Rings style transfer announcement

WHAT HAPPENED? Cazorla has been looking for a new club after leaving Qatari outfit Al-Sadd in June. The 38-year-old has signed a one-year deal with Real Oviedo, the club he spent seven years at in his youth career. And to announce his arrival, the Segunda Division side put together a Lord of the Rings-themed announcement video, with the former Spanish international playing the role of the wizard, Gandalf the Grey, when visiting the Shire in a fictional world called Middle Earth.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Cazorla, who played 81 times for Spain, has had a long and distinguished career, playing for Villarreal in three separate spells, and starring for Malaga, Arsenal, and more. In a touch of class from the veteran, Oviedo's youth academy will receive 10 percent of Cazorla's shirt sales after he gave up all image rights to his beloved club.

WHAT NEXT? Cazorla could play for Oviedo against Racing Ferrol on Sunday.