The 27-year-old only made the switch to the Rossoblu last summer, but he has made just four league starts for the club.
He will join on a six-month deal until the end of the season, with no indication as to whether the move will be made permanent.
The Viola are also believed to be on the verge of signing Mohamed Salah from Chelsea.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Atalanta BCAtalanta | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 34 |
| 2 | Napoli | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 31 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | Lazio | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Juventus | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | Bologna | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Udinese | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Empoli | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Roma | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 16 |
| 12 | Torino | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Parma | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Genoa | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 15 |
| 15 | CagliariCagliari | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 14 |
| 16 | Lecce | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 13 |
| 17 | Como | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Hellas VeronaHellas Verona | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 37 | -19 | 12 |
| 19 | Monza | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 10 |
| 20 | VeneziaVenezia | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 9 |
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