AC Milan sign Andrea Poli

AC Milan have announced they have secured the signing of Andrea Poli from Sampdoria on a co-ownership deal for an undisclosed fee, with Bartosz Salamon moving in the opposite direction.



The 23-year-old had already been training with Milan since the start of the week, but the transfer had yet to be finalised as both clubs were still in talks over Poland international Salamon.

However, after an agreement was finally reached, Poli has signed a four-year deal with the Rossoneri to wrap up the deal, with the club confirming the news on their official website.

Poli is a product of the Treviso youth academy, but joined Sampdoria at the age of 18. He had since developed into a key player at the Genoa side, making close to 100 official appearances in the past few years.

The Italy international previously wore the jersey of Milan's arch-rivals Inter in 2011-12, but the Nerazzurriopted not to use their option to buy the midfielder after his loan spell.

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Sassuolo Complete Signing Of Former AC Milan Defender

Newly promoted Sassuolo have completed the signing of Italian defender Francesco Acerbi in a co-ownership deal.

The 25-year-old joins the Neroverde from Genoa in a deal that is reportedly worth €3.5 million.

Acerbi only made 17 league appearances last season, splitting time between AC Milan and Chievo. He also appeared in two matches for the Rossoneri during their Champions League campaign.

The defender saw half his rights bought by Milan at the beginning of the 2012/13 for €4m but failed to impress for the Italian giants.

As a result, the Rossoneri sold their share in the player to Genoa as part of the deal that saw 50% of Kevin Constant sold to the Rossoneri before being loaned out to the Flying Donkeys.

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Robinho's future to be decided in next 10 days, says Galliani

The Milan director also admitted that his club had been in discussions with Fiorentina over the potential purchase of Adem Ljajic

AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has revealed that the future of Robinho will be decided in the next 10 days.

The Brazilian forward has been in talks over a move to Santos this summer but differences over the fee and the player's potential salary have caused negotiations to grind to a standstill.

With the transfer window in the South American nation closing in just over a week, Galliani has admitted that the former Real Madrid attacker's future hinges on whether a deal is struck soon.

"The Brazilian market closes on July 20, so by that date either Robinho will go or he is staying. The negotiations are continuing without any substantial developments," Galliani told reporters on Wednesday.

If the 29-year-old does depart, an attacking replacement could arrive at San Siro in the form of Fiorentina's Adem Ljajic, with Galliani admitting there had been contact between the two clubs.

"Ljajic? I met with [Fiorentina sporting director Daniele] Prade this morning," added the Rossoneri chief.

Source : Goal

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Milan rejected €30m-plus El Shaarawy offer

Rossoneri vice-president Adriano Galliani has claimed that his club have turned down a large offer for their young star from a mystery side.

AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has revealed that the club rejected a bid of over €30 million for Stephan El Shaarawy this summer.

The Rossoneri vice-president refused to name the club that attempted to lure the 20-year-old forward from San Siro but says that he ran the offer by the Italy international, who did not want to leave the Serie A side.

"What we haven't told anyone is that we received a very big offer for El Shaarawy, but I will never name the club involved," the 68-year-old told the 7 Gold television network.

"It is a very important club, though. I informed the player's agent and as soon as he returned from the Confederations Cup I spoke to Stephan.

"We did not want to sell him, so we simply informed the lad and his family that this proposal had arrived for him. I asked him what he wanted to do.

"He said the money he had was more than sufficient, that he is a Milan fan and [that he] did not want to leave. I kissed him on the cheek and that was that. 

"We were not tempted by the offer, but we couldn't exactly hide it from him. He saw the figures, but did not want to budge. How big was the offer? More than €30m.

"We discussed tactics for next season, as we are returning to a 4-3-2-1 system and he is happy to play as a support striker.

"He had a goal-scoring crisis in recent months, not a physical one, but he always worked hard for the team.

"He is only 20, so some ups and downs are natural. It even happened to Edinson Cavani, who didn't score for two months."

El Shaarawy, who was crucial to Milan in the first half of last season for Massimiliano Allegri's side before suffering a dip in form in 2013, has a contract at the club until 2018.

Source : Goal

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AC Milan warned they must pay a fair price for Honda

The Russian club are willing to sell the Japan attacker due to his contract running down but only for an offer they consider to be realistic

CSKA Moscow have told AC Milan they are willing to sell Keisuke Honda this summer - but only if they receive a fair price.

General director Roman Babaev has clarified the club's position over the Japan star, who has long been a target of the Rossoneri.

He told Sport Express: "The ball is in Milan's court now. Our position is clear - we are ready to let him go if we receive a reasonable offer."

Honda will be out of contract in December, meaning he is already free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs, but reports in Italy claim Milan are keen on a cut-price deal to push through a transfer this summer.

Babaev admits such a scenario is a possibility, but does not want his club to be taken advantage of in the market.

"The situation has not changed. Honda could be speaking to another club at the moment because the rules allow it," he continued.

"We are pleased that Milan are interested but we also have to be realistic. Yes, his expiring contract affects his market value but there is a limit as to how low we can go.

"We are not worried if he ends up leaving the club on a free transfer. It is a difficult decision to make - part ways with Honda now or keep him until his contract expires.

"We are interested to see how this progresses."

Source : Goal

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Bojan Krikic joins Ajax on loan

Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic will spend the next season on loan at Dutch club Ajax, the Primera Division club have confirmed.

Bojan, 22, spent two consecutive years on loan in Italy with Roma and AC Milan but he struggled for game time at San Siro and managed only three league goals.

A statement published on Barcelona’s Webiste (www.fcbarcelona.com) read: “FC Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam have reached agreement for the loan of Bojan Krkic to the Dutch club for the 2013-14 season.

“The Catalan striker – who will be 23 this August, will play under ex-Barca man Frank de Boer, who led Ajax to the Dutch title last season to guarantee a place in next year’s Champions League.”

Bojan made his first-team debut for Barcelona under another Dutchman, Frank Rijkaard, in 2007 and scored 26 league goals in four seasons before heading to Rome to reunite with former Barcelona youth team manager Luis Enrique, who coached AS Roma for a single campaign.

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