French-Egyptian Haissem Hassan joins Villarreal from Châteauroux

Spanish side Villarreal on Friday announced the signing of 18-year-old attacking midfielder Haissem Hassan from Ligue 2 club Châteauroux for an undisclosed fee believed to be above €2m.

Brentford, Lille and Fiorentina had all been in negotiations to sign the player, but Unai Emery’s side won out.

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The French U17s international has signed a 4-year contract with the La Liga club.

Hassan was born in Paris, France to an Egyptian father and Tunisian mother. He is a youth international for France.

Hassan signed his first professional contract with Châteauroux on 1 June 2018 at the age of 16.