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Orlando City signs Uruguayan defender José Aja on six-month loan

Daniel Angulo of Colombia's Independiente Santa Fe, left, battles for the ball with Jose Aja of Uruguay’s Nacional, right, during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match in Bogota, Colombia, on Sept. 16, 2015. Orlando City is in discussions with Aja to bring him in during the summer transfer window.

(Fernando Vergara / AP)

Orlando City has signed Uruguayan centerback José Aja on a six-month loan with an option to buy.

The club confirmed the transaction, which is pending receipt of his ITC and P-1 visa, Thursday to the Orlando Sentinel after weeks of waiting for additional paperwork to clear.