The 27-year-old forward completed his move after passing a medical and was then introduced to his new team-mates at the club's Trigoria training ground.

Tavano joined Valencia from Serie A side Empoli in the summer for a fee of seven million pounds (9.1 million dollars), but has rarely featured having failed to impress coach Quique Sanchez Flores.

Tavano was outstanding for Empoli last season, scoring 19 goals in Serie A.