Dundee United have signed Ghanaian central midfielder Isaac Pappoe on a season-long loan from Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, with manager Jim Goodwin describing the 21-year-old as "a really exciting talent".

Pappoe made only five appearances last season after being signed a year ago from Swiss club Aarau.

But Goodwin said United had "worked extremely hard" to sign him "amid strong interest from elsewhere".

The United boss told his club website: "His energy and work ethic is infectious and he has terrific ball-carrying and progressing abilities.

"Out of possession, he reads the game intelligently - a quality which allows him to intercept passes in dangerous areas and transition defence into attack quickly."

Goodwin is confident Pappoe will follow in the footsteps of Luca Stephenson, Emmanuel Adegboyega and Sam Dalby from last season in proving a "great success" via the loan market.

The midfielder began his career with Golden Kicks in Ghana's capital, with whom he earned a call up to his national under-21 side.

At just 18, he moved to Ashdod in Israel then, in summer 2023, joined Aarua.

United point out that, during his season in Switzerland, he "maintained a phenomenal 87% passing accuracy, averaged in excess of five interceptions per 90 minutes and ranked second in the division for passes into the final third".

That led to a switch to Ferencvaros on a four-year contract, but Pappoe is now "excited" to have the chance to win more game time in the Scottish Premiership and experience yet another "different culture".

"It was a tough season for me last season, but I got a lot of experience and learned a lot," he added.

"It is a good platform for me to improve as a young player."