Olivera 5th Viola signing

Olivera has reportedly signed a two-and-a-half year deal with the Tuscan club.

January 30, 2012, 1:42 pm

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MILAN, Italy -- Former Juventus midfielder Ruben Olivera became Fiorentina's fifth January signing when he joined from Lecce on Monday.

Fiorentina confirmed the move on its website. Olivera has reportedly signed a two-and-a-half year deal with the Tuscan club.

Olivera was at Juventus from 2002 to 2010 but made just 39 appearances for the Serie A club and was shipped out on several loan spells.

The Uruguayan has featured 11 times for Lecce this season.

Fiorentina has already signed Amauri, Guido Pizarro, Mounir El Hamdaoui and Kenneth Zohore this month.

The Italian transfer window closes at 7 p.m. local time (1800 GMT) on Tuesday.

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