Official: Roma sign Riise
John Arne Riise is officially a Roma player after putting pen to paper on a four-year contract in his £3m move from Liverpool.
The announcement came this evening, only hours after he was given permission to fly in and speak to the Giallorossi directly.
Roma announced they will “hand Liverpool 5m Euros, to be paid in four instalments (on July 1 2008, September 30 2008, 31 July 2009 and 31 January 2010).”
The Serie A side will also give Liverpool 100,000 Euros for every two seasons in which the team participates in the Champions League, 75,000 Euros for every 25 appearances in an official game to a maximum of 300,000 Euros.
Norwegian international Riise signed a four-year contract today worth 2.8m Euros per season – just under £2m – along with performance-related bonuses.
The 27-year-old leaves Liverpool after 31 goals in 347 appearances since 2001.
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