Turin Aug 8 (IANS) Juventus young winger Marko Pjaca has joined ACF Fiorentina on a season-long loan with the Florence-based club having the option to buy the Croatian international for 20 million euros ($23.1 million) in the summer of 2019.
Fiorentina will pay two million euros ($2.3 million) during the 23-year-old s loan period which runs until June 30 2019 Juventus said on Tuesday.
If Fiorentina purchase the player however Juventus will have the option of buying him back according to Fiorentina s website.
After signing for Juventus in the summer of 2016 from Dinamo Zagreb Pjaca went on to make 20 Bianconeri appearances in his debut season.
Zagreb-born Pjaca spent the second half of last season on loan at Bundesliga club Schalke 04 scoring two goals in nine appearances.
He was part of Croatia s squad which reached the 2018 FIFA World Cup final in Russia. He has 19 caps and one goal for his senior national side.

--IANS pur/bg