AS Monaco have sent Keita Balde on loan to Sampdoria with an option to buy.

The purchase option for the 25-year-old forward may be just €10m ($11.7m), according to Get French Football News.

Monaco statement:

Three years after his arrival on the Rock, Keita Baldé will return to the league which saw him announce himself, Serie A. AS Monaco has reached an agreement with Sampdoria for the loan with option to buy the winger, who trained initially at La Masia, the training center of FC Barcelona and who also featured for Lazio (137 matches, 31 goals). Loaned to Inter Milan in the 2018-2019 season, the Senegalese international will return to a league he knows very well.

With the Nerazzurri, Keita Baldé featured 24 times (5 goals, 2 assists). In 2019, he made his return to Monaco, where he played almost every match, before the season was ended due to the health crisis. In three years at AS Monaco, the Senegalese striker has played a total of 60 matches for the Red and Whites, including six tims in the Champions League, with a record of 16 goals and 15 assists.

AS Monaco wish him a very good 2020-2021 season with Sampdoria.