Celta Vigo poised to sign Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz from Hamburg

ByReuters

Updated 15/01/2016 at 12:10 GMT

Spanish team Celta Vigo are close to completing the signing of experienced Chile midfielder Marcelo Diaz from Bundesliga side Hamburg SV, the La Liga club said.

Chilean footballer Marcelo Diaz poses before a friendly match against El Salvador, at the El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua, some 80 km south of Santiago, June 05, 2015.

Image credit: AFP

Diaz, 29, who had a stint at Swiss side FC Basel before joining Hamburg in February last year, arrived in Vigo on Thursday for a medical and to work out the final details of the deal, Celta said on their website (www.celtavigo.net).

Diaz, who was sidelined by injury last month but Celta said he would be back in action within three weeks at the most.

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The Galician club were in the market for a central midfielder after they sold Argentina international Augusto Fernandez to Atletico Madrid this month.

Celta are fifth in La Liga at the halfway point of the campaign, with 31 points from 19 matches, and host bottom side Levante on Saturday.

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