Neil Harris has described Jimmy Abdou as a “legend of a man and probably the biggest unsung hero I have ever worked with” ahead of the midfielder’s testimonial at The Den on Saturday.

Abdou made 342 appearances during a 10-year spell at Millwall before the 34-year-old left the club to join Martigues earlier this summer.

Millwall play German side VfL Bochum 1848 on Saturday to celebrate his career and finish off their preparations ahead of the new Championship season.

Tickets for the game, which kicks off at 1pm, are on sale priced at £10 adults, £5 seniors (over 61) and £5 under 16s.

Millwall manager Harris played with and managed Abdou, a fans' favourite, during his time at the club and said: “Jimmy Abdou is, without doubt, one of the finest men I have come across in my life.

“He is probably the biggest unsung hero I have ever worked with or managed. Technically not the most gifted, very rarely the best player in the training, but player of the year twice here.

“You do not get a bigger statement from Millwall’s fanbase. A player who does not score goals, does not complete passes, but links the team, runs, plays with effort, does everything in a Millwall shirt that our fans want to see.

“I was privileged to be his manager and his team-mate. It was a privilege to play in the game at Elland Road in 2009 when he scored the equaliser to get us to a play-off final.

“The biggest testament I can pay to Jimmy is we went to Bristol Rovers two years ago and knew we had to win the game to get into the play-offs. I needed players with attacking intent on the pitch but I picked Jimmy Abdou that day for the first time in three months because I trusted him. I knew he knew what I would take to win the game.

“He knew how to win games of football for Millwall. In pressure situations he was the man I turned to. We won that and then we won the two legs of the semis against Scunthorpe and then we beat Bradford in the final. And Jimmy played every minute of those four games.

“What an opportunity for our fanbase to say ‘thank you’ to Jimmy Abdou. And Jimmy is desperate to say ‘thank you’ to the fans. We want to see as many people here as we can, not just to back Jimmy, but to come and see my players as well.”

Tickets for Abdou's testimonial on Saturday are available: Online at www.millwalltickets.com, by phone on 0844 826 2004* and selecting option 2, and in person at the Millwall ticket office.