Flamini Rejects Juve For Milan – Report
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal midfielder Matthieu Flamini has rejected Juventus in order to sign for AC Milan.
It has been looking increasingly likely for quite sometime now that Flamini will be leaving the Emirates Stadium at the end of the season.
The 24-year-old, who is regarded as one of Europe’s best defensive midfielders, has not signed an extension to his Arsenal contract that runs out in June, and his manager Arsene Wenger has now given up hope of keeping him.
Juventus and Milan are the two main teams tussling for his signature, and it had been the former who were believed to be in pole position.
However the Gazzetta is this morning reporting that Milan have beaten Juve to the finishing line.
It seems the main factor in the player’s decision may have been the salary offer. While Milan’s Adriano Galliani offered €4m-a-year for the player, Juventus transfer chief Alessio Secco was only prepared to give him €3m.
Flamini will sign a five-year contract at San Siro, and could be the first building block of a new, exciting Milan team.
Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli confirmed yesterday that the club had lost out in the race to sign Flamini.
When asked if the Frenchman would be arriving in Turin, Gigli’s one-word reply was “no”.
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