BRIEF-Soccer-Espanyol sign Argentine defender Pillud on loan

MADRID, July 6 (Reuters) - Espanyol have signed Argentine right back Ivan Pillud on loan from Tiro Federal for one season, the Primera Liga club said on Monday.

Espanyol have an option to buy the 23-year-old, who was on loan last season at Newell's Old Boys, Espanyol said on their website (www.rcdespanyol.com).

(Reporting by Iain Rogers, editing by Justin Palmer; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)