Joao Mario joins Fiorentina on loan with option to buy

The Portugal international swaps Juventus for Fiorentina, hoping to revive his Serie A career.

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What happened. Fiorentina officially signed Joao Mario on a season-long loan from Juventus for €1.8m, with an option to buy for €9.5m.

• Joao Mario joined Juventus from Porto for €12m last summer.
• He made 13 appearances for Juventus, contributing one assist.
• He scored twice in 15 games during a loan at Bologna.

He aims to find form under new coach Fabio Grosso at Fiorentina.

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