S. Fiore returns to Italy to play for "Fiorentina" © EuroFootball.com

Italian national team and club defender Stefano Fiore is returning to "Serie A" - next season the player will represent the club. The player has signed a one-year loan agreement with the new club, with the possibility of permanently transferring to the Italian team after a year.

Fiore moved to "Valencia" last summer from Roma, but failed to adapt to Spanish football and had to settle for a substitute role. Now the player is very happy to return to Italy and hopes that playing for the "Fiorentina" team will help him return to the Italian national team.

"I hope to recover from a terrible season at Valencia and earn the right to represent my country's national team again," Fiore said.

"Valencia" will replace the Italian in the team with Uruguayan Fabian Estoyanoff, who has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish team. The 22-year-old attacking defender will be loaned out and will spend the next season at "Cadiz," a team promoted to the highest Spanish league.

Meanwhile, "Fiorentina" has acquired Fiore and continues to not rest, attempting to attract another Italian, Bernardo Corradi, who did not fit in with the "Valencia" team. Corradi, like Fiore, moved to Spain last summer from Roma's "Lazio." It is believed that the Florence club is also close to acquiring "Palermo" striker Luca Toni.