Atletico Madrid have completed the signing of Fiorentina defender Stefan Savic on a five-year deal.
Atleti reached an agreement with the Serie A club for the centre-back, and the Montenegro defender agreed terms until 2020 after passing a medical.
Savic moved to Fiorentina in August 2012 after struggling to adapt during a one-year stay at Manchester City, with whom he won the Premier League in the 2011-12 campaign.
The 24-year-old has impressed in Italy, though, and was linked with a move to Milan, while talk of a switch to Manchester United was also mooted.
However, Savic has opted to join Atleti and the club s sporting director Jose Luis Caminero is happy with the club s business.
We are very satisfied with the agreement reached with Fiorentina because Stefan is a player with a great future, he told Atleti s official website.
He is fast and strong in defence and has experience despite his youth by playing in leagues in Serbia, England and Italy. I am convinced that he will bring a lot.
