Wu Lei pledges to stay at Espanyol despite relegation

The 28-year-old joined Espanyol in December 2019 from Shanghai SIPG – where he scored 169 goals across ten years and became a star at international level, with 18 goals in 67 caps.

A versatile forward, the China international is known for his explosive pace and movement off the ball while his move to Espanyol was also partly viewed as a marketing ploy with the club owned by Chinese businessman Chen Yansheng.

Wu Lei netted eight goals this season spread across 49 appearances, with four of those strikes coming in La Liga.

A report last month in Marca claimed English side Wolverhampton Wanderers were weighing up a move for the striker while Turkish outlet Fotospor had cited interest from Istanbul giants Besiktas, but he has no intention of leaving Espanyol.