Juventus have signed Romanian international striker Adrian Mutu on a five-year contract.
The 25-year-old was sacked by Chelsea after failing a drugs test in October 2004 and subsequently banned for seven months.
He will not be able to play for the Serie A side until the ban expires on May 18.
Mutu has plenty of Serie A experience having also played for Internazionale, Verona and Parma before moving to Stamford Bridge in August 2003 for £15.8million.
He started well, scoring on his debut for the Londoners, but he struggled to hold down a regular first team place when Jose Mourinho succeeded Claudio Ranieri as the Blues boss.
Mutu could return to action at a crucial time for Juve as after May 18, the club still have two matches to play in Serie A - they currently lead the table by four points from AC Milan.
Fabio Capello's men could also still be involved in the Champions League with the final being played on May 25.
The link with Juve may have come about as Mutu's new agent, Alessandro Moggi, is the son of club general director Luciano Moggi.
