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Ezgjan Alioski embraces Samu Saiz before Leeds game

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Ezgjan Alioski and Samu Saiz were reunited for a Leeds United friendly on Saturday.

Leeds United's Samuel Saiz in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Millwall and Leeds United at The Den on September 16, 2017 in London, England.

Samu Saiz was reunited with many of his Leeds United team-mates this past weekend.

The Spanish playmaker left the Whites to join Spanish side Girona on a permanent basis earlier this month.

And, it just so happens that a pre-season friendly with Leeds was on the Segunda Division club’s schedule this summer.

Both teams faced off at Etihad Campus in Manchester as Leeds edged out the Spaniards 3-2.

Saiz and Ezgjan Alioski both joined the Elland Road club two years ago, and there is footage of a warm reunion between the two doing the rounds on Twitter.

The former Huesca star clearly fell out of love with the idea of playing in England, having originally left on loan last December, but Alioski evidently harbours no ill will toward his mate.

In terms of talent, Saiz was one of the most gifted footballers to pass through the Championship club for many years.

But he struggled in a big way under Marcelo Bielsa last season and a short-term loan to Getafe was sanctioned.

Despite leaving, a lot of Leeds fans will retain an affinity for him, just like Alioski has.

Samu Saiz of Getafe CF during the La Liga Santander  match between Getafe v Celta de Vigo at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on February 9, 2019 in Getafte Spain