Dundee have made QPR full-back Ziyad Larkeche their sixth signing of the summer.
The Dark Blues have snapped up the 21-year-old left-back on a season-long loan.
Larkeche is a former France youth international, playing at U/20 level, having come through the academy setup at Paris Saint-Germain.
He moved to Fulham in 2020 and went out on loan to League One Barnsley in September 2022 where he made 18 appearances.
However, he didn’t make an appearance for Fulham before moving across west London to join QPR last summer.
Larkeche played 20 times in the Championship last term as the Rs finished in 18th spot under first Gareth Ainsworth and then Marti Cifuentes.
He can also play in a more attacking role as a left winger and on the left of central defence.
‘They both told me it is a great club’
The Frenchman can’t wait to get going.
He told Dee TV: “It feels great, I am really happy to be here and am excited to start.
“I had a lot of discussions with the manager, he explained the project at the club and his ambitions for Dundee.
“It really convinced me, I’m 21 and I really want to play as much as I can.
“I want to come here, do my best and show what I can do.
“The manager was a big part of it, but I also saw the club doing really well last season.
“I spoke to Mo Sylla too and Amadou Bakayoko, so I tried to have an understanding about the club.
“They both told me it’s a great club and the changing-room, the people are good people.
“They said the team is getting stronger and that’s a positive at this stage of my career.
“It’s important to be somewhere the manager has full confidence in you.
“Can Dundee break into the top teams? Of course, when you go onto the pitch you have to believe everything is possible.
“Of course in some games it’s going to harder than others.
“But I believe in the project the club has and the direction is the right thing.
“It will be important as a team to continue the direction and be even better.”
‘I never cheat’
And what will he bring to the Dundee team?
“I have lots of energy, I like to get up and down, be active and get a lot of assists,” he added.
“Everywhere I am I always give 100% and don’t have any regrets.
“I never cheat, I always give my best and I am honest on the pitch.
“This is a platform for me and I am really excited to be here.”
Larkeche arrived on Tayside on Monday ahead of his Tuesday unveiling and could make his debut in a sold-out Dundee derby on Sunday.
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