Belgian side Sporting Lokeren have completed the signing of Ghanaian forward Said Ahmed Said from Rio Ave in the on-going summer transfer window, Football.com can exclusively report.
The 26-year-old penned a season-long loan deal with Lokeren after passing his mandatory medicals and completing the formalities.
Sporting Lokeren have augmented their squad with the acquisition of the Italian-born Ghanaian for the 2019/20 season.
Said has already commenced training with new teammates as they prepare for the start of the Belgian First Division B.
He began started his playing career with the youth team of Inter Milan and joined Genoa in 2013.
He enjoyed loan spells at Olhanense and Mantova before joining Croatian side Hajduk Split where he made 89 appearances and scored 29 goals, registering an impressive 18 assists.
Following his splendid performance for Hajduk Split, Portuguese side Rio Ave signed him in January 2019.
However, the Ghanaian did not enjoy enough playing time, leading to his decision to join the Belgian side on loan this season.