Monaco s Gil Dias joins Fiorentina on loan for 2 seasons

Rome Aug 15 (IANS) Monaco winger Gil Dias has joined ACF Fiorentina on loan for two football seasons with a permanent purchase option the Italian club announced on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old Portuguese player is set to undergo his medical on Tuesday to join Fiorentina s group training coached by Stefano Pioli the Italian club explained in a statement reports Efe.

Dias spent the last season on loan at Portugal s Rio Ave where he appeared in 39 games and scored eight goals in addition to seven assists.

He returned to the Ligue 1 champions this summer and appeared in the new season with Monaco on Sunday while the French side accepted Fiorentina s offer to give him a new experience in Italy s Serie A.

Dias is Fiorentina s 10th deal in this summer transfer window: the Italian club has sold Spaniard Borja Valero and Uruguayan Matias Vecino to Inter Italian Federico Bernardeschi to Juventus and Romanian Ciprian Tatarusanu to Nantes.

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