Rareș Ilie (21) has joined Serie B side Union Sportive Catanzaro on loan (with an option to buy).

After appearances for Nice against Lyon and Montpellier this campaign, Rareș Ilie will play the rest of the 2024-25 season for Catanzaro, who currently sit seventh in Serie B.

The Romanian U-21 international arrived at Nice in the summer of 2022 and has made 10 appearances for Les Aiglons.

After loan spells with Maccabi Tel-Aviv (eight appearances in 2022-23) and Lausanne (29 appearances, three goals and three assists in 2023-24), the former Rapid Bucharest playmaker is about to experience a new league with a competitive club.

OGC Nice wishes him all the best for the rest of the season!