Monday 5 January 2015 17:31, UK
Metz have completed the signing of Tunisia striker Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, the Ligue 1 strugglers have confirmed.
Ben Youssef, 23, will arrive from CS Sfaxien after competing in this month's African Nations Cup with his country. He was named 2013's Tunisian player of the year.
A club statement read: "FC Metz have completed their second signing of the winter transfer window.
"The club continue to reinforce their attack with the arrival of a new forward: the Tunisian Fakhreddine Ben Youssef has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club."
Metz are above the relegation zone in the French top flight on goal difference alone at the halfway stage of the season, with 18th-placed Evian having a game in hand.
Ben Youssef will be tasked with pepping up an attack which has produced only 17 goals in 19 games.
