Marco Sportiello has lastly put pen to paper, changing into the primary signing.

It has been identified for months, however at present the signing on the paper occurred: Sportiello is a brand new Milan participant, with solely the official announcement lacking.

The 31-year-old is becoming a member of on a free switch after 10 years at Atalanta and he would be the new second-choice goalkeeper, as Ciprian Tătăruşanu will see his contract with Milan expire in a couple of days.

The Italian had his medical with the membership this morning, earlier than heading to Casa Milan for the signing ceremony. He’s the primary signing of the brand new period, though the settlement with him has been agreed for a very long time, and was made by Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara, who’ve been sacked.

Apparently, Sportiello shouldn’t be the one goalkeeper to have signed for Milan at present: 18-year-old Noah Raveyre, who arrived too as a free agent after ending his contract with Saint-Étienne, had his medical and signed the contract: he’ll play with Ignazio Abate’s Primavera subsequent yr.

Milan are making strikes within the switch market and after making Sportiello official, they may do the identical for Ruben Loftus-Cheek who arrives from Chelsea for €20m together with bonuses.