West London club Fulham, relegated from the Premier League last season, signed Greek international left-back Kostas Stafylidis on loan from Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen.
The Championship club said it had an option to make the transfer of the 20-year-old, who has one cap for Greece, permanent at the end of the season.
Stafylidis made his mark in PAOK back home, playing as a left back or left midfielder and getting international attention playing in the 2012 UEFA European
Under-19 Football Championship.
Stafylidis comes in with countryman Giorgos Karagounis having been released at the end of last season.
He joins Kostas Mitroglou at Craven Cottage, although the Greek international striker is more than likely moving elsewhere this summer.
The arrival of Stafylidis, however, also sees Fulham boss Felix Magath step up his revamp of the team.
The club also secured former Leeds striker Ross McCormack for $17 million for a four year deal.
Source: Daily Mirror, Reuters