July 3, 2018 / 1:16 PM / Updated 25 minutes ago

Soccer: Lazio sign Berisha from Salzburg

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(Reuters) - Lazio have signed midfielder Valon Berisha from Austrian champions Salzburg on a five-year contract, the Italian Serie A club said on Tuesday.

Soccer Football - Europa League Quarter Final First Leg - Lazio vs RB Salzburg - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - April 5, 2018 RB Salzburg's Valon Berisha celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

The 25-year-old, capped 20 times by Norway and 10 times by Kosovo, joined the Austrian club in 2012 from Norwegian side Viking FK.

Berisha made 167 league appearances in six years at Salzburg, scoring 31 goals.

Lazio qualified for next season’s Europa League after Inter Milan edged them out of fourth place, the last Champions League slot for Serie A, in the last game of the season.

Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdynia, editing by Ed Osmond