Rey Manaj set to join the first team

Apart from Memphis Depay's absence and the gradual inclusion of the internationals who played in the previous Euros or Copa America, one of the stars of pre-season has been Rey Manaj. 

The Albanian footballer has had minutes in the two pre-season matches up to now (Nastic and Girona) and he has scored in both of them. He has four goals and the coaching staff were left shocked by his quality.

Therefore, according to 'AS', Ronald Koeman and his staff are weighing up the possibility of the striker, 24, joining the first team for the 2021-22 season. 

The club believe that Rey Manaj could be a very useful player in the squad for the Dutch coach and he could get game time over the season. 

The decision to promote Manaj to the first team will depend on whether some players in attack leave. especially Martin Braithwaite. He could move to the Premier League.

In the meantime, as the cited media outlet says, Rey Manaj is eagerly awaiting to decide on his future, because it seems unlikely that a player of his quality accepts to play for another season in the third tier of Spanish football. It has already been mentioned that he has offers on the table from La Liga, Serie A and the Portuguese league.