Injured Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti has been given a one-year contract extension by the Serie A club despite facing months out of action and turning 40 in August.
The Argentine defender, who has played more than 840 games for Inter, had an operation on his ruptured Achilles at the end of April and was told he faced six months on the sidelines.
'We talked at length about the injury and we decided to do another year together,' Zanetti told the club website (www.inter.it) on Wednesday.
'They have shown once again their belief in me and my passion for Inter.
'I hope I can repay them on the pitch for this gesture of affection and esteem.'
'I am doing everything I can to come back fit and healthy, and to be ready for the coach and my team-mates.'
Zanetti has been at Inter for 18 years and in that time has won five Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia trophies, the Uefa Cup and the Champions League.
Inter finished ninth in Serie A last season, missing out on all the European competitions.
Fiorentina have agreed to buy former Spain winger Joaquin from La Liga side Malaga pending a medical, the two clubs said on Wednesday.
Joaquin, who will be 32 next month, began his professional career at Real Betis and joined Malaga in 2011 after a five-year stint at Valencia.
He became a firm favourite with the fans and scored several vital goals on the Qatar-owned club's run to the last eight of the Champions League last season.
'Malaga would like to thank Joaquin for his dedication, professionalism and commitment to the club and wish him good luck in his first professional experience outside Spain,' the club said on their website.
Fiorentina finished fourth in Serie A last season and qualified for the Europa League, the continent's second-tier club competition.
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