Fiorentina loan Barca starlet

Fiorentina have signed Barcelona youngster Keirrison on a two-season loan deal, the Serie A club said.<br>

الاثنين، 01 فبراير 2010 - 11:21

Fiorentina have signed Barcelona youngster Keirrison on a two-season loan deal, the Serie A club said.

"ACF Fiorentina announce they have reached an agreement with Barcelona for the signing on a temporary basis of striker Keirrison de Souza Carneiro for two football seasons," read a statement on Fiorentina's official website.

"The deal will be finalized after he passes his medical which will take place tomorrow."

The Brazilian striker, 21, joined Barca from Palmeiras last summer, but was loaned out to Benfica and has yet to play for the Spanish champions.