Lille sign Cetto on loan

Former Argentina U20 international cuts short Serie A stay

Last Updated: February 1, 2012 5:16pm

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Mauro Cetto: Lille have drafted in the experienced defender for the rest of the season

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Lille completed their second signing of the January transfer window with the capture of Mauro Cetto on a six-month loan from Palermo.

The 29-year-old defender spent nine years in France with Nantes and Toulouse, before he defected to Serie A last year.

Lille have the option of making the deal permanent for a fee of 1.5 million euros and Cetto admitted he was delighted to be back in France.

"I have only just arrived here but I can already see the high level of the facilities they have here," he told www.losc.fr.

Opportunity

"The reception I received was great and I am delighted to be here. It is true that I found it difficult to adapt to life in Italy."

He added: "I did not get the playing time I wanted, and the opportunity to join Lille was something I immediately liked.

"Year after year, LOSC grows. This is definitely a club for the future and one that is doing well at the moment too.

"When there are good players around you, it's even easier to integrate."