Hyde United unveil two new signings

Experienced shot-stopper Mersin joins the club following his recently departure from Mickleover.

He kept 12 clean sheets in 47 appearances for his former side last season but was unable to prevent them from being relegated from the Northern Premier League's top division.

Mersin, who started his career at Millwall before moving to Liverpool at the age of 16 for a reported £1m fee, has represented Turkey at youth level and also boasts experience in the National League with the likes of Dover Athletic and Maidstone United.

He was part of Maidstone's title-winning squad of 2021/22 but wasn't a regular starter for the club - only making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after their first-choice 'keeper,  Tom Hadler, was sent off.

"Yusuf is an experienced goalkeeper," said Tigers boss Nicky Spooner.

"He has lots of experience in the National League, and it’s what we need as we have had a lot of loans or young keepers, like Callum [Hiddleston] last season, so we look forward to working with him."

Hyde's second new arrival sees left-back McMahon join the club from North West Counties side Irlam.

McMahon featured 44 times for his former club last season and helped them to Manchester Premier Cup glory, defeating Hyde 3-2 in the final.

The arrival of a new left-back comes little over a week after fellow defender Joel Amado departed the Project Solar Stadium after rejecting the offer of a new deal.

Amado made a total of 95 appearances for the Tigers having made the move from Atherton Collieries at the end of the 2020/21 season.

However, a Hyde statement confirmed that he had "expressed a desire to take on a new challenge".

"Taylor is somebody who comes highly rated, and who we’ve kept tabs on," said Spooner, who recently agreed a new one-year deal to remain at the club for next season. 

"We saw how he performed against us in the final, and that made us even more eager to sign him."