Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Transfer News- Serie A

Udinese 2.9 : Udinese have signed defender Maurizio Domizzi from league rivals Napoli, who have replaced him by acquiring Salvatore Aronica from Reggina for a reported €3m fee. No details for the Domizzi transfer have been released. The 28-year-old centre-back, who scored eight goals last season, six from the penalty spot, joins Udinese after two campaigns with Napoli. Meanwhile, 30-year-old Aronica arrives at Napoli on a four-year contract.

Genoa 2.9 : Argentinian international forward Diego Milito has returned to Genoa on a season-long loan from Zaragoza, as one of three signings made by the Serie A club on transfer deadline day. The 29-year-old, who scored 33 goals in 59 second-division appearances for Genoa between 2003 and 2005, rejoins the Italian team after three seasons with Zaragoza in Spain. Meanwhile, Serbia playmaker Bosko Jankovic, 24, arrives on loan from Palermo, while Vicenza left-back Davide Brivio, 20, is Genoa's third loan recruit.

Inter 1.9 : Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma is set to put pen to paper on a five-year contract at Inter after the two clubs came to an agreement on Sunday. Porto said in a statement the fee was made up of €18.6m plus the transfer of Portuguese midfielder Pele from Inter to Porto, valued at €6m. Quaresma, 24, who has been linked with a move to Jose Mourinho's team all summer, joined Porto in 2004 after a season at Barcelona and won three titles in a row with the club.

31.8 : Gennaro Delvecchio earned Sampdoria a 1-1 draw to deny new Inter coach Jose Mourinho a winning start in the Italian top flight A. Francesco Valiani scored a stunning goal as promoted Bologna beat Milan 2-1 at the San Siro to spoil Ronaldinho's Serie A debut. Last year's runners-up Roma drew 1-1 with Napoli, as well as Juventus at Fiorentina, which meant none of Italy's big four made a winning start.

Lazio went behind 1-0 and then scored four goals in the last 30 minutes to beat Cagliari 4-1. Torino were also three-goal winners over Lecce. Antonio Di Natale scored twice to help Udinese defeat Palermo 3-1. Chievo beat Reggina 2-1 with a goal in the 88th after the teams traded penalty kicks to make it 1-1. Atalanta picked up a home win over Siena, while Catania edged Genoa by the same result.

Roma 28.8 : Roma have announced the signing of French forward Jeremy Menez from Monaco for an initial €10.5m fee. The 21-year-old will sign a four-year contract with the Italian side. Menez leaves Monaco after three seasons in which he scored 14 goals in 57 league games. He has scored two goals in eight appearances with the France Under-21 team, but remains uncapped at senior level.

Milan 27.8 : Milan have secured the services of Switzerland defender Philippe Senderos on a one-year loan from Arsenal. After joining the Gunners in 2003, the 23-year-old played 115 games without ever becoming an automatic choice. Senderos will link up with former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini at the Italian giants. Meanwhile, Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko passed a medical examination at the Milan's training camp to complete his transfer from Chelsea. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Torino 25.8 : Manchester City striker Rolando Bianchi has joined Serie A team Torino on a five-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed. The 25-year-old leaves the Premiership club after just 12 months. Bianchi joined Manchester City from Reggina in 2007 and scored on his debut at West Ham, but made just 19 appearances before he was loaned to Lazio in January.

Milan 24.8 : Andriy Shevchenko's miserable spell at Chelsea is nearing an end after Milan agreed to re-sign the striker if he passes a medical examination. No details of the fee or the length of contract for the 31-year-old have been revealed. Shevchenko returns to the Italian giants after failing to live up to expectations during two injury-plagued campaigns in England. In seven seasons with Milan, the Ukraine international scored 127 times in 208 Serie A appearances, but registered just 9 goals in 47 games for Chelsea after an English Premier League record transfer of €45.5m in the 2006 offseason.

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