Alessandro Matri hoping for fresh start at Fiorentina

Alessandro Matri has said that he is looking forward to playing for Fiorentina after completing a six-month loan move from AC Milan.

The 29-year old had joined the Rossoneri last summer from Juventus, but has scored just one goal for the club and admits that he has failed to settle at the San Siro.

"I thank Milan for having given me the opportunity to come here. And of course the Della Valle family, who have made an effort to get me here for the next few months," he told reporters. "I have made an important decision. If I have left Milan then it is because I have a great desire to return to the highest level.

"I need to disconnect and start again without thinking. This is a great opportunity and I have jumped at it. The six months in Milan? I have always been self-critical and perhaps the fault was mine. I am grateful to Milan for the time there, the six months were special.

"There was a desire to start again, but due to problems of acclimatisation in the field, I personally could not reach my best in the field. Now I look for a bit more continuity to return to the highest level."

Matri has won five caps for the Italian national side.