Al Nasr have continued their impressive summer rebuild after attracting French midfielder Yohan Cabaye to the Arabian Gulf League.
The 32-year-old has ended his three-year stay with Crystal Palace after signing for the Blue Wave.
Cabaye was out of contract this summer at Palace, although he had been offered a new deal on reduced terms by the club.
But he has opted not to sign the new contract on offer and the Frenchman has now signed a two-year contract with Nasr, as confirmed by the Arabian Gulf League side on their Twitter page.
It brings to an end his three years at Selhurst Park, having signed from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2015, when he linked up again with his former boss at Newcastle United, Alan Pardew.
Cabaye was a first team regular under several different managers during his time at Palace, and played more than 100 times for the Eagles in all competitions, scoring 10 goals.
Nasr announced the deal on Tuesday and the Dubai club also announced he will wear the No7 shirt.
Cabaye had previously also played for Lille and Newcastle United and has been capped 48 times by France, playing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Al Nasr boss Ivan Jovanovic has been busy this summer.
Nasr finished fourth in the AGL last season, 16 points behind champions Al Ain. And in a bid to close that gap, they have acted swiftly in the early throes of the summer transfer window.
Their quest for a new No9 ended last month with the capture of Brazilian Iury de Castilho from Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk.
The 22-year-old struck on 11 occasions in 25 Ukrainian Premier League matches last term for his fourth-placed employers.
In the domestic market, they’ve already acted early to land UAE centre-back Mohammed Marzooq from Shabab Al Ahli Dubai Club and exciting young forward Mohamed Al Akbari from Al Wahda.
Nasr could yet retain Lebanon centre-back Joan Oumari and they remain in the mix to extend Brazilian Marcelo Cirino’s successful loan from Atletico Paranaense – or make it permanent.
