Sky Sport 24 believe that Mathieu Flamini has signed a one-year extension to his Milan contract.
The Frenchman was a free agent this summer after seeing his previous, high-cost deal with the Rossoneri run to its conclusion.
After four relatively unsuccessful years at San Siro for the former Arsenal man, due in no small part to a succession of injuries, he was expected to move on for next term.
However, reports in recent weeks suggested a change of heart from both the player and club, and as Sky Sport 24 claim today, that has resulted in a new deal being agreed.
Flamini is believed to have signed on for one more season at Milanello, at a reduced annual salary of €1.6m, which would be €2.9m less than his previous wage with the Diavolo. Reports earlier today were contradictory to this latest development, as most outlets ran with the line that the club and player had spoken for the last time, with Flamini set to move on, and Roma named as the latest interested party.
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FLAMINI will leave Milan on a Bosman transfer so Milan will now sign another midfielder.
Flamini’s contract is due to expire in nine days and Milan no longer have interest in signing him as he did not give them answer about the offer Milan made for him, so he’ll leave on a free transfer in the summer.
Adriano Galliani confirmed it. Flamini was offered a new two-year deal with a big cut in his wages (from €4.5 to €1.8 million a season) but he didn’t agree to sign it so Milan will look to sign another midfielder.
“The deadline has passed and we told his [Flamini's] lawyer we won’t be waiting any longer,” Milan Vice President Galliani told reporters on Wednesday evening. “We’ll bring in a new midfielder by August 31. It could be Alberto Aquilani or someone else, as he is a Liverpool player and we’re not in talks with them.
“We won’t sign another striker as we have five forwards, so there’s no need to even consider bringing in another striker.” Milan have been linked again with a move for City’s Carlos Tevez as Robinho might leave.
Milan have agreed two transfers on Wednesday as Francesco Acerbi will join Milan on a co-ownership deal for a reported €4 million fee while Kevin Constant will leave the Rossoneri on loan with an option to buy him out next summer. “Until he [Acerbi] undergoes the medical check-ups I won’t say anything, but he looks healthy!” Galliani continued. “I think Acerbi is an excellent centre-back who can improve further.
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“We snapped Constant up like a shot once he was offered and President Enrico Preziosi was very nice about it. We already wanted to sign Constant last year, so agreeing with Coach Massimiliano Allegri we decided to get him when we found out about Sulley Muntari’s injury.” Constant is a 25-year-old midfielder.
Muntari is out for 5-6 months, excluding complications, after picking up a knee injury. “It was a bad injury. I’ve never seen this before, a player wrecking a cruciate ligament when on vacation,” the CEO added
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Adriano Galliani has revealed Milan’s transfer plans for the summer after the club opted to reject Paris Saint-Germain’s bid for Thiago Silva.
The Diavolo informed the French outfit last night that the Brazilian would stay at San Siro after President Silvio Berlusconi decided against cashing in on him.
“We’re happy,” Galliani told Radio Sportiva on Friday. “I’ve already said that Berlusconi was heroic for resisting more than €40m in the knowledge that the accounts are in the red and he’ll now have to balance things out himself. The decision was made last night. The President took a couple of days to think about it, but he made the choice on his own. We won’t sell anyone and that includes Zlatan Ibrahimovic.”
It is the second time in six months that PSG have tried and failed to sign a Brazilian from the San Siro giants.
“With Alexandre Pato there was a triangle with Manchester City for Carlos Tevez,” the official continued.
“This time we were talking about selling a player for a record fee for a defender. They were two different negotiations. Now we had to simply decide whether or not to sell the best defender in the world.”
Milan are one of numerous clubs feeling the pinch in these difficult financial times and Galliani has warned fans to not expect a busy summer in the market.
“We’ll bring in a fifth centre-back,” he revealed. “If Genoa sign Chievo’s half share in Francesco Acerbi then it will be him. We’ll get a midfielder too or keep Mathieu Flamini or Alberto Aquilani. We are fine in attack.”
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