Lionel Messi's cousin has signed for Spanish second-division club Girona.

Girona says on its website that the 22-year-old Emmanuel Biancuchi has arrived from Munich 1860 for an undisclosed fee. The Argentine, who had been with the German club since 2008, plays in midfield.

Like Messi, Biancuchi also played for Newell's Old Boys in Argentina before leaving for Europe.

Messi, the Barcelona and Argentina forward, was recently voted FIFA's world player of the year for the second straight time.