Mario
Pasalic has joined Atalanta on a permanent deal after six years at Chelsea
without making an appearance.
The 25-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge in 2014 but spent his time at
Chelsea on loan at five different clubs.
Pasalic was loaned to Elche, Monaco, AC Milan and Spartak Moscow before
spending two seasons with Atalanta.
Last season, Pasalic helped the Serie A club to third place, their highest
ever finish, and played a role in their run to this year's Champions League
quarter-finals.
His 15 goals in 75 games for Atalanta has encouraged them to exercise the
option to sign the Croatian international permanently for a reported fee of
£13.5m.
Atalanta tweeted: "Mario Pasalic stays with us! Our #88 is an Atalanta
player on a permanent basis!"
Chelsea said: "Atalanta have today exercised their option to sign Mario
Pasalic on a permanent deal. The midfielder is currently spending his second
year on loan at the Italian side and will now join them permanently ahead of
next season.
"We thank Mario for his service to the club and wish him the best of luck
for the next chapter of his career."
The sale helps Chelsea recoup some of the fee they paid for German forward
Timo Werner last week.
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