Torino have announced they have exercised the right to make Iago Falque’s loan switch from Serie A rivals Roma permanent.
Falque, 27, joined Roma on an initial season-long loan deal in the summer in a double deal that also saw them sign Adem Ljajic from the Giallorossi for £7.1m.
The 27-year-old, who spent time at Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid as a child, finally looks to have found his feet at Torino after enduring the bulk of his career switching between clubs.
Falque has made a really promising start to the season with Torino and it has prompted Sinisa Mihajlovic’s side to make the deal permanent.
“We are extremely pleased to have acquired outright Iago Falque, so that we exercised the right of redemption with several months in advance to agreements made with Roma,” Urbano Cairo told the club’s official website.
“Iago, in addition to being a football player with important quality and can offer an excellent performance, is a bright guy who has immediately integrated into our group.
“On more than one occasion, even publicly, has expressed a desire to play in a team and in an environment congenial for him as well: his happiness is therefore ours.”
Only Andrea Belotti (7.74) has a higher WhoScored rating in Serie A this season for Torino than Falque (7.41). The former Tottenham forward has played a direct hand in 11 goals in 15 league appearances thus far (8 goals, 3 assists). Not only that, but of the 29 players to have scored five goals in Serie A this season, Falque has the best conversion rate (27.6%).
For more stats on Iago Falque, click here to visit his WhoScored player page
