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Orlando City confirms Baptista signing

Kaka welcomed him to the club Tuesday, and now Orlando City has announced that Julio Baptista has joined the MLS franchise.

Orlando City has confirmed the signing of former Brazil international Julio Baptista.

The 34-year-old had been strongly linked with a move to the MLS franchise, and his former Sao Paulo teammate Kaka, who also plays for Orlando, welcomed him to the club via Twitter on Tuesday.

Baptista has represented the likes of Real Madrid, Arsenal and Sevilla during his career and the forward has been without a club since leaving Brazilian side Cruzeiro in December.