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Nordin Amrabat is ready to use his experience to help Hull City climb the Championship table after joining the club as a free agent.
The 37-year-old Morocco international signs for the Tigers having made over 600 appearances, scoring 97 goals and assisting 104 times for clubs such as Watford and Galatasaray.
The winger penned a short-term contract and made his debut during Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Millwall.
“I’m very happy and excited to be here,” he said on the day of his arrival. “It’s a big club with a big history. I’m happy to be part of the Hull City family and can’t wait to start.
“I already knew about Hull City from playing in the Premier League against the Tigers for Watford. I saw the last two games and I saw, first of all, that the fans were amazing. The team are well organised and are playing quite well.
“I spoke to Rubén [Sellés] about some situations, and he explained to me how he wants the wingers to play and press – it was a good conversation, and it was good for me to understand what he expects.
“The main goal is to climb up the table and make the fans happy. I want to enjoy football, enjoy with my teammates. We want to celebrate some good wins and we will see where we will end, but that starts with taking it game by game.”
The Tigers will hope that Amrabat’s experience can make a positive impact the young group that he will be joining.
Amrabat explained that he can draw from previous learnings to help the likes of Abu Kamara and Mason Burstow.
He continued: “I saw a lot of young players with positive energy. There’s a good atmosphere in the group and the level of intensity of training is good. It was a very positive experience to meet my teammates, and I am ready to go.
“I always try to help the young players, and I will do more than my best on the pitch and outside the pitch. For example, I worked with Didier Drogba at Galatasaray; he was a big player, and I appreciated the tips and information he passed on.”
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Tickets: QPR (H)