Cristiano Piccini joins Valencia for ten million euros from Sporting CP Transfer Market Signed for four seasons

Marcelino has the full-back that he has been searching for after Cristiano Piccini completed a move to Valencia from Sporting CP

After failing to agree a deal for Atlanta's Hans Hateboer, the club turned to plan B and completed a deal for the Italian for 10 million euros on a four year deal.

The 24-year-old will have an 80 million euro release clause and has already flown to Switzerland to join the squad for their pre-season training camp after undergoing his medical and putting pen to paper.

Piccini will be the ninth Italian to have played for Valencia and returns to Spain after 39 top flight games and 12 Segunda Division games for Real Betis previously.

He played 40 games for Sporting last season, including seven in the Champions League and a further three in the Europa League.