French side RC Strasbourg have announced the loan signing of Ghana’s Abdul Majeed Waris until the end of the 2019/20 season.
The Ligue 1 club have an obligation to buy the forward from FC Porto.
Waris, who had been frozen out by the Portuguese giants since the summer, will be bought at the end of this loan spell for €2m, at which point he will sign an initial two-year contract with Strasbourg.
The 28-year-old is not new to French football, having previously played for FC Lorient, Valenciennes and FC Nantes and reveals he prioritized a return in his bid to get his career back on track.
“I am very happy to be here at Racing Strasbourg. It was my priority to come back to France and Strasbourg is a team I am familiar with. The head of recruitment, Loic Désiré, and the team have pursued me for some months now.
“When I recently played for Nantes, I faced Strasbourg. They have a great atmosphere in their stadium and I wish to experience those moments with the fans at the Meinau.
“I wish to bring my qualities to a team that already has very good forwards. I know Kenny Lala with whom I played at Valenciennes and Lamine Kone who was my teammate at Lorient. I am also to see that my friend, Alexander Djiku here. We spent the last holidays in Ghana together.
“I am really looking forward to a good start here and also to learn more about this beautiful city of Strasbourg,” Waris said in his first interview with the club.
