Serie A: Muriel moves to Fiorentina

Fiorentina have officially signed Sevilla striker Luis Muriel on loan for the rest of the season with an option to buy.

The deal was confirmed in a statement on Sevilla’s website, following reports that Muriel had already given Fiorentina his word, despite late interest from Milan.

The Colombian scored 43 goals in 165 Serie A appearances for Lecce, Udinese and Sampdoria, before joining Sevilla for a club-record €21.5m in the summer of 2017.

However, he netted just 13 times in 65 games for the Andalusian side and moves to the Viola, whose top scorer is midfielder Marco Benassi with just six goals.