Who is Abdelhamid Sabiri and how will he settle in at Huddersfield Town?
Huddersfield Town have signed Abdelhamid Sabiri from FC Nurnberg for an undisclosed fee. The deal was rumoured to be happening weeks ago, but had gone cold until a resurfacing this week. The fee is rumoured to be around £1m, but I’d expect the relatively low initial fee will be bolstered by add ons and sell-on clauses.
Sabiri is 20 years old, plays in the number 10 role and has is highly rated in Germany. He was born in Morrocco but has dual citizenship, as he’s lived in Germany since he was three.
He’s signed a three-year contract, with Town having the option to extend by a further year. He's the tenth player to sign for Town this summer (not including Kachunga, who's loan became permanent in July but was agreed in the spring).
He’s not played many senior football games, but last seaso...