The 23-year-old left-back has joined the National League South Romans after a frustrating season that was impacted by injury before it got going.
Former Wealdstone defender Grant joined Maidenhead United last summer but he tore his ankle ligaments in pre-season and was playing catch-up from then on.
He had a short loan spell with Hemel Hempstead before leaving Alan Devonshire’s Magpies.
And while he says his time at York Road taught him a lot, he’s raring to go and show everyone why he had so much interest in his services this summer.
“It’s so hard to recover an injury sustained in pre-season – it highlights how important pre-season is for players,” Grant told The NLP. “Having missed that, at a level that is already a step up, I felt like I was always chasing and always one step behind.
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