The 21-year-old requested to depart Chelsea for the second half of the season and despite interest from Borussia Dortmund, the Blues agreed a deal with Italian side Juventus. Veiga's loan switch has now been confirmed and he will wear the number 12 shirt for the Turin based side.

Juventus have signed Portugal defender Renato Veiga on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season, the Serie A club said on Monday, while Brazil international Danilo bid an emotional goodbye to the Serie A side.

Juve do not have any options or obligations attached to the loan and they are reportedly paying €4+1.5m in loan fees to make this happen. Veiga will be expected to play center back, and do so regularly, something that was not on the cards for him at Chelsea — despite his relatively frequent involvement in the first-half of the season.