Lecce expect to lose Juan Cuadrado and Luis Muriel back to Udinese at the end of the season.

The Colombian duo are presently on loan from Udinese and they have impressed Serie A onlookers this term.

"I've already prepared myself to lose both of them ahead of next season," Giallorossi President Giovanni Semeraro told Radio CRC.

"Maybe Udinese will decide to keep them out on loan for another season, but they have already become really strong players…"