Real Madrid's Burgui joins Sporting Gijon on season-long loan
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Burgui will be spending another season away from the Santiago Bernabeu.
On Wednesday, Burgui joined Sporting Gijon on a season-long loan from Real Madrid, signing with the Asturian club after he spent the last campaign on loan at Espanyol.
Cerrada la cesión de Burgui, procedente del @realmadrid https://t.co/kcFNnQf1cr pic.twitter.com/ZxQYcHHhM0
— Real Sporting (@RealSporting) July 6, 2016
Burgui, 22, tallied one goal and three assists through 26 appearances in La Liga last season, 18 of which were as a substitute. Upon joining Sporting, he took to Twitter and expressed his happiness at joining the club, writing: "Very happy and eager to be able to wear Sporting's shirt this season! I'm excited to get started and give everything for the club!"
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