Eighteen-year-old Diaby did not play once at the main force of the Champions League winner, but helped the Paris U19 as a captain in the title. He also came into action six times for the Parisians in the Youth League, the champion ball for promises.
“I am very happy to be part of the green-black family. I look forward to seeing all Cercle fans quickly in the stadium,” the young Frenchman, who is mainly played out as a defensive midfielder, noted on the website of Groen-Zwart.