Cuadrado seals permanent switch to Juventus

Turin giants signed Colombian winger from Chelsea for a transfer fee of €20 million

ROME: Champions League finalists Juventus have signed Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado on a permanent deal from Chelsea, the Italian champions announced on Monday.

"Following the meeting of the conditions provided by the contract, its obligation to definitively acquire the registration rights of Juan Cuadrado from Chelsea became due," said Juve, who will play Real Madrid in the Champions League final on June 3.

The permanent transfer fee of €20 million is to be paid in three annual installments starting from 2017-18.

The 28-year-old winger— whose big money move to Chelsea from Fiorentina in early 2015 didn't work out leading them to send him on loan to Juve in September that year — has signed a contract that ties him to Juventus until June 30, 2020.