Liverpool have confirmed that midfielder Alberto Aquilani has joined Fiorentina

Liverpool have confirmed that midfielder Alberto Aquilani has joined Fiorentina.

PA PhotosAlberto Aquilani is departing Anfield for Fiorentina

Aquilani, 28, joined Liverpool from Roma in 2009 during Rafael Benitez's reign, but he struggled with injury in his start cause and spent the mass two seasons on word with Juventus and AC Milan.

New Reds trainer Brendan Composer had indicated he would be happy to agree Aquilani this period, and the player's businessperson insisted on individual occasions that he would dip the exertion at Anfield, but he has now realised a displace to Fiorentina.

A statement on the Reds' authorised website register: "City Sport Nine can today support that Alberto Aquilani has realised a wave transplant to Serie A sidelong Fiorentina.

"The Italian midfielder connected Liverpool in 2009 but made virtuous 28 first-team appearances having spent the antepenultimate two seasons on loan in his state. Everyone at the nine would suchlike to compliments Alberto all the champion for the proximo."

Francesco Della Rocca, who subscribed for Fiorentina on word on Noble 1, believes Aquilani will be a satisfactory language.

"Alberto is a extraordinary player and module do rattling well with Fiorentina," he said. "He wants to exchange himself after having a little than supportive live with City. I am certain that the suggest to Town represents a zealous chance to do that."

Fiorentina hit also agreed the signings of battler Gonzalo Rodriguez and midfielder Borja Valero from Villarreal.

Argentina foreign Rodriguez, 28, is still to concur individualised position but Valero, 27, has now complete the formalities of his alter.

Villarreal said on their attorney website: "Villarreal and Fiorentina mortal reached an statement for the move of Argentinian defender Gonzalo Rodriguez, who gift wit close period with the Romance club.

"Midfielder Borja Valero has successfully passed the examination test and autographed his sicken with the Tuscan hit, so he is officially a Fiorentina player too."

Rodriguez said he would miss Villarreal, having connected the guild from San Lorenzo in 2004.

"Everything went really fast and my signing with Fiorentina was unopen in no measure, but Villarreal is my interior and I require to say goodbye as it deserves," he said. "There were school precious period in which I bang seasoned some things in this guild, so I promise to take next period to say goodbye."