AS Roma's player Miralem Pjanic attends a news conference, a day ahead of their soccer Champions League match against FC Barcelona, at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, November 23, 2015. (REUTERS)
Bosnia international midfielder Miralem Pjanic has joined Juventus from Roma for 32 million euros ($36 million), the two clubs said on Monday.
The 26-year-old passed a medical on Monday before signing a five-year deal.
Juve's sports director Beppe Marotta said the club had activated a release clause in Pjanic's Roma contract.
Pjanic had told Roma last week he wanted to join Juve, the Italian champions.
"I'm telling you I'm ready to pay the 20% rights to authorise my transfer to the club buying my contract, in this case Juventus," said Pjanic in a letter sent to Roma and published on their website on Saturday.
Italian media claim Pjanic has more than doubled his salary and will earn 4.5 million euros a season in Turin, compared to the 2 million euros he received in Rome.
Pjanic, who was brought up in Luxembourg, joined Roma from Lyon in 2011. He has scored 11 goals in 68 international appearances for Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Roma finished third in Serie A last season while Juve won the title for the fifth time in a row.
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