Official: Merquelanz arrives at Rayo

It is already official. Rayo Vallecano announced on Tuesday the arrival of 26-year-old winger Martín Merquelanz. The Basque will play – again – under Andoni Iraola until the end of the season and will do so on loan – without a purchase option – by Real Sociedad. It is fulfilled, like this, one of the wishes of the Mister Franjirrojo who could count on him today at the team's afternoon training session.

Merquelanz has become the fourth signing of the Rayistas, that will be released next Sunday against Sevilla (Sánchez Pizjuán, 10:15 pm). Upon the arrival of the right back Balliu, the pivot Pathé Ciss and the forward Randy Nteka, the this extreme that supports a position in which the coach has Isi Palazón, Álvaro García and Baby. So this demarcation would already be considered closed.

The one from Irún will go out again in search of greater prominence, after last year he only played thirteen league games with Real Sociedad, starting in four and collecting only 543 minutes. Already in the 19-20 campaign he headed to Mirandés, where he coincided with Iraola for whom he became a fundamental piece, reaching 17 goals between League and Cup. His record.