Juventus sell striker Matri to AC Milan

ByFootballItalia

Updated 30/08/2013 at 22:06 GMT

Juventus have sold Alessandro Matri to AC Milan for approximately €11m (£9.4m).

Alessandro Matri of Juventus (Reuters)

Image credit: Reuters

The deal had been in the works for some time, but negotiations stepped up a gear after the Rossoneri qualified for the Champions League group phase on Wednesday night.

This Milan Channel celebrated the move by flashing this message: ‘Matri. Welcome back Alessandro.’

That’s because Matri grew up in the Milan youth academy before moving on to clubs such as Cagliari and Juve.

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It is believed the deal was done for €11m, slightly less than the €12m asking price.

It is not clear when Giampaolo Pazzini will return from injury after his knee surgery in May which speeded up Milan's need for a striker

With Matri's arrival, Milan also loan Andrea Petagna to Sampdoria.

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