Chelsea have signed Colombia winger Juan Cuadrado from Italian club Fiorentina.

The highly-rated 26-year-old has agreed a four-and-a-half-year contract, although the fee has not been revealed.

However, it is believed to be close to his €31M release clause. 

We are delighted to announce the signing of Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina... http://t.co/zGHgPUnZCC #CFC pic.twitter.com/USBj1A98Pt

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 2, 2015

Andre Schurrle's departure from Stamford Bridge to Wolfsburg helped pave the way for the transfer to occur.