Braga complete the signing of Nico Gaitan

Braga have completed the signing of former Benfica winger Nico Gaitain on a free transfer.

Gaitan has signed for the Minho club on a one-year deal with an option for a second, having turned down offers from Spanish clubs to return to Portuguese shores.

The former Argentinian international, who represented his country 19 times, was most recently on the books of Lille, but only managed to play 4 games for the French outfit before the league season was terminated early due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Gaitan was one of Benfica’s star players during his time in Lisbon, playing 253 games for Benfica and scoring 41 goals as he won 3 Primeira Liga titles.

He ended up joining Atletico Madrid in 2016 for a fee of 22 million euros, where he had a largely unsuccessful time in La Liga.

Braga are also looking at the possibility of bringing in Mehdi Taremi, who worked with Braga manager Carlos Carvalhal last season at Rio Ave.