Schalke signs Younes Belhanda from Dynamo Kyiv on loan

Schalke announced a loan deal for Dynamo Kyiv attacking midfielder Younes Belhanda on Tuesday while in Orlando for its winter training hiatus.

Belhanda, 25, will join the Gelsenkirchen-based side in Orlando, with the loan extending until May, Schalke announced on its official website.

The 32-time capped Moroccan international joined the Ukrainian giants in 2013 from Montpellier, where he won Ligue 1 in 2011-12 alongside the likes of Olivier Giroud and Remy Cabella. The French-born midfielder was also named to the Ligue 1 Team of the Year that season and captured Young Player of the Year honours as well.