Bani Yas signs Robson

Abu Dhabi: Bani Yas have signed Brazilian defender Robson de Paula on loan from Portuguese side Boavista. The 24-year-old former Bahia player, who had loan spells with Kawasaki Frontale and Esteghlal, joins Dutch forward Leroy George from Melbourne Victory and Chilean midfielder Michael Ortega from Deportivo Pasto, under new Croatian coach Krunoslav Jurcic.

Bani Yas had earlier signed Ghanaian defender Abdul Kadiri Mohammad on loan from Austria Wien, but the move was cancelled after the player failed a medical.