Fiorentina have announced the signing of Hacken midfielder Kevin Robert Ackermann.

He has signed a four year deal with the Viola.

“ACF Fiorentina announces that it has reached an agreement with Bollklubben Häcken for the transfer, definitively, of the young footballer Kevin Robert Ackermann, a midfielder," the Serie A club announced.

“Ackermann was born in Oskar Fredr, Sweden, on May 24 2001, and will sign a contract tying him to the Viola until June 30 2021.

“In the next few days he will be in Florence for his medicals."