ITALIAN CERCI JOINS ATLETICO MADRID

Madrid, Sept. 1: La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with Torino for the signing of Italian international Alessio Cerci, the Spanish club announced on Sunday.

The 27- year- old becomes Atletico’s 10th signing of the summer as they look to bolster their squad following the departures of Diego Costa, Filipe Luis and Thibaut Courtois to Chelsea.

“The agreement reached with Torino for the transfer of Cerci is great news for everyone,” Atletico sporting director Jose Luis Perez Caminero told the club’s website.