UD Las Palmas and Sassuolo close Lemos loan deal
Uruguayan international defender Mauricio Lemos will play on loan until the end of the 2017/2018 season at Italian Serie 'A' side Sassuolo, with a clause to buy the player, following the agreement reached today between UD Las Palmas and the Italian side.
Mauricio Lemos, UD Las Palmas’ Uruguayan international, has a contract with the club that runs until 2021. He is going out on loan to Sassuolo from the Italian league, as a deal has been struck today following the player’s successful medical review . Sassuolo also reserve the right to buy the player, either this season or next, depending on whether they decide to extend the loan deal a further year.
Lemos arrived at UD Las Palmas in the 2015/2016 season from Russian side Rubín Kazan. UD Las Palmas acquired the sporting and economic rights of the Uruguayan defender in May, having bought the player outright in accordance with the loan deal signed on 29th January 2016.
Mauricio Lemos has played a total of 62 official matches with the yellows, scoring five goals. This season he has clocked up 1,262 minutes in 16 league games (the fifth most used player), and 180 minutes in two Spanish Cup matches.
