Chennaiyin FC announced the signing of Spanish midfielder Manuel Lanzarote on a short-term deal till the end of the ongoing Indian Super League season. The 36-year-old former FC Barcelona graduate will arrive in Goa immediately and undergo the mandatory quarantine procedure before joining the squad.

Lanzarote's acquisition comes on the back of CFC captain Rafael Crivellaro being ruled out for the rest of the season following an ankle ligament injury he suffered against ATK Mohun Bagan on December 29, 2020.

Laszlo and Chennaiyin will be aiming to tap into Lanzarote's experience of playing in the ISL, a season each at FC Goa and ATK in 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively; helping Goa reach the semis which they lost to CFC on aggregate. The following season he joined ATK and was made their captain, leading them to the Super Cup semi-finals, which ended in defeat to Chennaiyin. Lanzarote will be looking to add to his impressive tally of 18 goals and 8 assists in 33 ISL appearances so far.