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.

Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has joined Juventus on loan for the rest of the season.Veiga, 21, joined Chelsea from Basel for £11.8m in the summer and has played in 18 games, but has started just one Premier League match.

Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has officially joined Juventus on loan until the end of the season. The Portugal international's adventure at Stamford Bridge has already come to an end, albeit only temporarily.

Chelsea defender Renato Veiga joins Juventus on loan as shirt number confirmed - The 21-year-old only joined Chelsea last summer

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.

Juventus have signed Portugal defender Renato Veiga on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season, the Serie A club said on Monday. Veiga joined Chelsea from FC Basel on a seven-year deal in July for a reported 14 million euros ($14.

Chelsea defender Renato Veiga is undergoing a medical in Turin ahead of his loan move to Juventus. Veiga is set to join the Italian giants on a straight six-month deal until the end of the season, with no option or obligation to buy included.