BEIJING, May 6 -- Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has signed a four-year
contract with AC Milan starting at the end of this season.
The deal is effective from July 1 to June 30, 2012,
the Italian club said on its Website yesterday.
The 24-year-old Flamini formed a strong midfield
partnership with Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal, joining the London squad in 2004 from
Marseille.
The Frenchman's contract with ARSENAL expires at the
end of this season.
At Milan, Flamini will team with Kaka, Andrea Pirlo,
Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini in the Rossoneri's midfield.
Milan snubs Ronaldinho, eyes Flamini
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BEIJING, May 6 -- Ronaldinho is not needed at AC Milan, club owner Silvio
Berlusconi said on Sunday, but Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini should sign a
four-year-deal with the club.
Milan had agreed personal terms with Ronaldinho's agent
but has said Barcelona's price tag of 40 million euros (62 million U.S. dollars)
for the Brazil forward is too much.
Its pursuit of Ronaldinho intensified during Berlusconi's
recent election campaign, where he won a third term as Italian prime minister,
but now Milan's interest has cooled. Full story