Ivory Coast forward Giovanni Sio has joined Swiss champions FC Basel from Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg for an undisclosed fee, the German club announced on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Sio, who signed for Wolfsburg in January 2012, made only 10 Bundesliga appearances, including the final 10 minutes of Wolves’ 2-0 defeat at Hanover 96 last weekend.
In his 18-month spell at the club he was twice sent out on loan at Germans Augsburg and France’s Sochaux.
Sio made the last of his three appearances for Ivory Coast coming off the bench in their 4-1 defeat to Mexico in New Jersey last Wednesday and already has Swiss league experience having spent three years at FC Sion.
“The move is a great chance for Giovanni and he can establish himself as a first-choice option at FC Basel,” said Wolfsburg’s team manager Klaus Allofs.
“We wish him all the very best for this new challenge.”
Ivory Coast's Sio joins Basel – say Wolfsburg
