On 15 August 2018, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on loan.[5] On 29 January 2019, he permanently joined Alanyaspor for €3.5 million.[6] On 30 January 2019, joined Italian Serie A club Sassuolo on loan with an obligation to buy.[7] He made his Serie A and club debut on 24 February, in a 1–1 home draw against S.P.A.L.,[4] and scored his first goals, both for the club and in Serie A – a brace in a 4–0 home win over Chievo –, on 4 April.[9]