Wednesday 10 August 2016 10:16, UK
Aston Villa midfielder Carlos Sanchez has joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal.
The Serie A club also have an option to buy the 30-year-old Colombia international at the end of the 2016/17 campaign.
Sanchez has made 55 appearances for Villa and scored one goal since joining them for £4.7m from Spanish side Elche in August 2014.
However, he did not even make the bench for Villa's 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in their Sky Bet Championship opener on Sunday and has now been deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Roberto Di Matteo.
Sanchez, who was signed by former Villa manager Paul Lambert, has two years remaining on his contract at Villa Park.