Fiorentina confirm loan signing of Leicester City defender

Date: 1st February 2016 at 11:47pm
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benalouane leicesterLeicester City defender Yohan Benalouane has completed a deadline day Serie A return in a loan move to Fiorentina.

The move had been reported as a possibility throughout Monday though at one point it appeared as though the Tunisian international would rather remain at the surprise Premier League leaders in order to fight for a place in Claudio Ranieri’s starting XI.

Tuttomercatoweb reported on Monday evening that the player completed his return to Italy, having left Atalanta in the summer to join the Foxes.

The move is initially a loan deal, though La Viola do hold the right to make the deal permanent at the end of the season.

Since moving to England, Benalouane featured on just nine occasions for Leicester.

Prior to leaving Italy, the defender had played for Parma and Cesena as well as the Orobici.

 

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