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Nigeria international Joel Obi signs for Torino from Inter Milan

Torino have acquired Nigerian international Joel Obi from Inter Milan on a permanent transfer, the Turin outfit have announced.

Obi, 24, has put pen to paper on a four-year deal and joins the Granata in a reported €2.4 million fee.

A statement from Torino read: "Joel Obi has completed a medical before signing a four-year deal to join Torino on a permanent transfer from Inter Milan.

"Obi will be join his new team in preseason training on July 8."

A youth product of Inter, midfielder Obi made 71 appearances for the Nerazzurri since breaking into the first team in 2010.

Obi spent the 2013-14 campaign on loan at Parma before returning to Inter, where he made 11 Serie A appearances this past season.