Barcelona forward Rey Manaj joins Italian side Spezia on loan worth €500,000
Spezia have an option to sign the Albanian striker for around 4 million euros
Barcelona forward Rey Manaj will join Italian side Spezia on a season-long loan with an option to buy.
The Albanian striker will bring in a 500,000 euro loan fee, while Spezia will reserve an option to sign him permanently for around 4 million euros.
Manaj, 24, had a number of proposals on the table but has opted to return to Italy, where he previously played for Cremonese, Inter Milan, Pescar and Pisa.
He later spent time in Spain with Granada and Albacete before joining Barcelona's B team in 2020.
Ronald Koeman called Manaj up for the first team in preseason and he impressed with a hat-trick against Nastic de Tarragona and a goal against Girona.
However, he's been an unused substitute in Barca's three LaLiga games so far this season and the club were always open to letting him leave.
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