BBC: Colchester seal deal for Balogh
Colchester United have finalised a deal to sign Hungarian Bela Balogh, reports BBC Essex.
The central defender has agreed a one-year loan deal from MTK Hungaria with a view to a permanent move. Balogh, who played for the Us in their away friendly against Bromley on Wednesday night, has won seven international caps. His signing will be confirmed once international clearance is received from the Football League and FA.
Colchester chief executive Marie Partner told BBC Essex: "It's been quite a prolonged process to get Bela signed, not least because of the language barrier and the number of parties involved. "The players have been helping him with the language problems but a relative of a member of staff here is Hungarian and they've agreed to help. We've also got a language school here in Colchester which we'll be sending him to.
"Bela is quite a big name in Hungary as he's a full international and we've had a lot of interest from the media over there."