Fulham snap up Plumain

Fulham have announced the signing of 18-year-old midfielder Ange-Freddy Plumain on a free transfer.

The Frenchman has signed a three-year contract at Craven Cottage after leaving Ligue 2 club Lens at the end of the 2012-13 campaign.

Plumain made just 10 starts in the second tier of the French football pyramid last term and scored one goal for Eric Sikora’s side.

However, he has now been handed a chance in the Premier League by Martin Jol, and becomes the London club’s fifth signing of the close-season.

Plumain has represented France at Under-16 level on four occasions but has thus far failed to progress through the international ranks.

The Paris-born midfielder will now hope to help Fulham improve on last season’s 12th-place finish in the English top flight.