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Roma completes loan deal for Fazio

Roma has signed Federico Fazio on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy the Argentine center back.

Serie A outfit Roma has completed the signing of Federico Fazio from Tottenham on an initial loan deal.

Fazio, 29, joins Roma on a season-long loan, the club announced Wednesday.

But the agreement includes the option to buy the Argentine defender, depending on the completion of certain sporting targets, for a fee of 3.2 million euros ($3.6M).

"I am very happy to join a great team like Roma," Fazio said. "I really want to start training and get to know my new teammates and coach.