Douglas Costa Completes Transfer to Juventus from Bayern Munich
July 11, 2017
Douglas Costa has reportedly completed a move to Serie A giants Juventus after arriving in Turin on Wednesday:
Footage of winger Costa arriving in Turin was relayed on Juve's official Twitter account:
MailOnline's Simon Jonesย revealed Costa will sign for Juve from Bayern Munich on an initial loan set to cost ยฃ5 million, but the fee could rise to ยฃ35 million if the deal becomes permanent.
Costa was welcomed to the club on Twitter by former Bayern centre-back Medhi Benatia:
The move brings an end to a two-season spell at the Allianz Arena for Costa following his ยฃ21 million move to Bayern fromย Shakhtar Donetsk in July 2015.
Earlier today, Bayern chairmanย Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed the two clubs were in "serious talks" about Costa, per ESPN.co.uk's Ben Gladwell: "We are in negotiations and I would say these are positive and very serious, but I cannot say it is a done deal today."
Costa has likely been deemed surplus to requirements after Bayern agreed a deal to sign Real Madrid wide forward James Rodriguez on a two-year loan, per BBC Sport.