QPR bring in Dembele & Saito on season-long loans
Karamoko Dembele and Koki Saito take QPR's number of new first team signings to seven this summer
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Queens Park Rangers have signed attacking midfielders Koki Saito and Karamoko Dembele on season-long loans.
Former Celtic and England youth player Dembele, 21, joins from French side Brest.
He made his Celtic debut aged 16 and played for their under-20 side aged just 13.
Dembele spent last season on loan at League One side Blackpool where he scored nine goals in 47 games and provided 14 assists.
Japan youth international Saito, 23, joins from Belgian side Lommel having spent the past two years on loan at Dutch top-flight club Sparta Rotterdam.
He was part of the Japan Under-23 side that reached the quarter-finals at the Olympic Games.
“This is a great platform for me to progress in my career," Dembele told the QPR website.
Both players deals are subject to international clearance while Saito is also awaiting a work permit.