Sampdoria have officially signed Japan international defender Maya Yoshida from Southampton, on loan with option to extend.
According to Sky Sport Italia, the cost of the operation was a mere €200,000.
It is a six-month loan with option to extend for the 2020-21 season.
The 31-year-old centre-back has 100 senior caps for Japan, along with seven games for the Olympic team.
He came to Europe with VVV Venlo in January 2010, then moved to Southampton for €2.8m in the summer of 2012.
Sampdoria have officially signed Japan international defender Maya Yoshida from Southampton, on loan with option to extend.
According to Sky Sport Italia, the cost of the operation was a mere €200,000.
It is a six-month loan with option to extend for the 2020-21 season.
The 31-year-old centre-back has 100 senior caps for Japan, along with seven games for the Olympic team.
He came to Europe with VVV Venlo in January 2010, then moved to Southampton for €2.8m in the summer of 2012.
Yoshida had made 11 competitive appearances for the Saints this season.
This move allows him to reunite with his former Southampton teammate Manolo Gabbiadini.