Jermaine Pennant has signed a one-year deal with Singapore side Tampines Rovers.

Leaving Wigan in June, Pennant has been a free agent for the past seven months despite only being 33.

Although his wages have not been confirmed, it is believed that Pennant is now the S League’s best-paid player with the chairman of Tampines, Krishna Ramachandra, saying that it was a ‘sexy figure’.

“There’s going to be more signings to come and it shows they want to go big, they want to achieve big, so that was really a done deal,” Pennant said.

Teo Hock Seng (R) advisor for Tampines Rovers presents former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant (L) a jersey with his name after the signing ceremony with Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game's most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Teo Hock Seng (R) advisor for Tampines Rovers presents former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant (L) a jersey with his name after the signing ceremony with Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game’s most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

“I wanted to be part of it. Everyone has made me feel welcome, the country is fantastic. You put that all together and it’s a no-brainer, really.

“I am here to try to make history again,” he added.

“I will give 110 % on the pitch, off the pitch, any way I can help. That’s what I am here for and I look forward to it. I am really looking forward to the chance to do something special for Singapore and Tampines.”

Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant (R) signs the agreement witness by Leon Yee (L), vice-chairman of Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game's most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant (R) signs the agreement witness by Leon Yee (L), vice-chairman of Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game’s most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN

Of course, we all know that it is impossible to give any more than 100% so perhaps that’s why Jermaine has struggled in his career so far – he’s been trying to do the impossible.

Arriving at Arsenal in 1998 when he was just 15 for a then-record trainee fee of £2m, Pennant made just 12 league appearances for the Gunners (scoring three goals) before he was sent out on loan to Watford (twice), Leeds and Birmingham.

Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant poses with his name on a jersey after the signing ceremony with Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game's most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP
Former Arsenal and Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant poses with his name on a jersey after the signing ceremony with Tampines Rovers in Singapore on January 19, 2016. Jermaine signed with a Singapore football club January 19, hoping to revive what was once one of the game’s most promising careers and help boost the ailing local professional league. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP

He was then sold to Birmingham in 2005 before moving on to Liverpool, Portsmouth (loan), Real Zaragoza, Stoke, Wolves (loan), FC Pune City, and Wigan.

His career has been peppered with incidents of ill-discipline and could, rightly, serve as a lesson to all youngsters coming through on how to waste your talent.