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Ex-Chelsea winger Florent Malouda moves to FC Differdange in Luxembourg

French Guiana's midfielder Florent Malouda runs with the ball during the second half of the Honduras vs. French Guiana 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup match at the
Image: Florent Malouda's next career move is to the Luxembourg National Division

Former Chelsea and France winger Florent Malouda has joined FC Differdange of the Luxembourg National Division.

The 37-year-old has been training with the club since October and has now signed a deal until the end of the season.

Club president Fabrizio Bei said: "He was looking for a club where he could train and we reached an agreement so he could give us a hand until the end of the season.

Didier Drogba (R) and  Florent Malouda of Chelsea celebrate with the trophy after their victory in the UEFA Champions League Final
Image: Malouda was part of the Chelsea side that won the Champions League in 2012

"We have been top three for 10 years and we have played in the European Cup. We want to play in it again this year and Malouda can help us."

Malouda spent six years at Chelsea after joining from Lyon in 2007 and won the Premier League and Champions League during his time at Stamford Bridge.

In more recent years he has spent time at Wadi Degla in Egypt and Delhi Dynamos of the Indian Super League.

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Malouda, who has 80 caps for France, is currently awaiting a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he appealed a two-match international ban for playing for French Guiana in last year's Gold Cup when he was ineligible.

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