Baptista leaves Roma

The 29-year-old has passed a medical and will be presented to the media on Tuesday.

Baptista, who has also had spells with Real Madrid, Arsenal and Sevilla, has signed a three and a half year contract with Malaga.

Malaga, who were bought by a member of the Qatar royal family in June, did not give financial details but local media reported the club had paid Roma a fee of two million euros.

Baptista, a member of the Brazil squad at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, will be an asset as 16th-placed Malaga bid to avoid relegation to the second division.