TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Fiorentina has confirmed Jose Maria Basanata transfer from Monterey. The Argentine international player will be tied to Fiorentina in two-year contract. La Viola had been reported to initiate the negotiation during the 2014 World Cup and finally seal the deal with the 30-year-old recently.
“Fiorentina announces that it has reached an agreement with Monterrey for the outright purchase of Jose Maria Basanta, subject to the successful arrangement of medical examinations and that the contract is signed by the player,” Football Italia quoted the club’s statement.
Basanta become the fifth player who joins Vincenzo Montella’s squad in this summer transfer window. Transfer fee of €2.5m (around Rp45 billion) was reported to be paid for Basanta.
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