LEE Hughes will today leave Notts County in a shock move to Port Vale.
The striker, 36, is expected to join the League Two club on loan until January and could seal a permanent move away from Meadow Lane in the new year.
His exit is a big surprise – and a big gamble by Magpies' boss Keith Curle because the fans love Hughes and he has scored a staggering 65 goals in 144 games for the club since moving to Meadow Lane in 2009.
He scored 33 goals in his first season with the club, firing them to the League Two title in 2010.
He netted 16 goals in his second season at Notts, 11 in his third campaign and he has struck five goals this season to be their joint-leading scorer in the league, with Yoann Arquin and captain Neal Bishop.
