GETTY Mathias Zanka has joined Huddersfield Town

Don’t worry Huddersfield Town fans, your new centre-back signing is not some freak live-wire. But he is notorious in Denmark. Huddersfield today completed their sixth summer signing with the arrival of Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen from FC Copenhagen. Zanka is a thin, technically astute centre-half. He’s good on the ball and confident going forward. Unlike your typical Scandinavian defenders - think of Olof Mellberg, Lars Olsen and Bride Hangeland - Zanka was not a lumberjack in a past life. He is the ball-playing half of a centre-back pairing - the Rio Ferdinand to Nemanja Vidic - that along with Michael Hefele should do Huddersfield well in the Premier League next season. But controversy is never too far away.

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He is as serious as he is fun, as stoic as he is flash

Zanka is a talker. He’ll admit that himself. He talks on the training ground, at meal times, on the coach to and from games. He’s a dressing room presence and, importantly, one on the field too. For 90 minutes he won’t stop. He’s constantly niggling at the opposition striker - on his ankles and down his ear. And that can land both men in trouble, with red cards not too far away for frustrated frontmen trying to get away from him. His smile and good looks means he can often pull off the charm offensive on referees and is always good for a handshake after the match. He’s also a representative on the Danish player’s union, which negotiates salary with the DBU, and fronts the DBU’s yellow laces campaign to fight against homophobia. But he infuriates some fans in Denmark. His antics on the pitch are warmly lapped up by Copenhagen supporters, who mock their rivals when they complain of injustices.

GETTY Zanka played an integral part in Copenhagen's Champions League campaign last term

The hashtag #zankasskyld (Zanka’s fault) can trend in Copenhagen when he’s playing in a big game. Copenhagen fans use it jokingly, especially against their city rivals Brøndby. But #zankasskyld has come to be used for anything, from Europe losing the Ryder Cup to Trump politics. If there's a problem, it must be Zanka's fault. Zanka is a man you want on your side - and want to beat if he's not. But he is also prone to the odd mistake, which can frustrate his own supporters. He likes to leave it late before passing back to his goalkeeper, a trick he uses to draw in a striker and then complain to the referee when the inevitable contact is made. This didn’t work too well in 2014 when a misplaced back-pass to his goalkeeper let Son Heung-Min pounce and score for Bayer Leverkusen three minutes into a Champions League qualifier. Copenhagen lost that match 4-0. Those mistakes - and there will be a couple in the Premier League, don’t doubt it - are occasional and Zanka’s general confidence with the ball far outweighs those blips. Indeed, David Wagner is likely to have earmarked the Denmark international specifically for his ball-playing ability.

GETTY Zanka enjoys a good argument now and again

GETTY Zanka won the league and cup double with FC Copenhagen last season