http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/7383314.stm
Flamini seals switch to AC Milan:
AC Milan have completed the signing of Mathieu Flamini
from Arsenal on a four-year deal.
The French international, whose deal at the Emirates
ran out this summer, has passed a medical and agreed
terms to stay at the San Siro until 2012.
The departure will come as a blow to Arsenal manager
Arsene Wenger, who had offered the 24-year-old a new
deal. Flamini had been a key player this season,
making 39 starts in midfield and scoring three times.
While Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani moved to
play down fan fears that Flamini had been signed to
replace Gennaro Gattuso, the player himself expressed
his delight at the move.
Having spent three seasons drifting in and out of the
Arsenal starting team, Flamini secured a place in
central midfield alongside Cesc Fabregas, keeping
Gilberto Silva out the team.
He also made his breakthrough at international level,
winning his first cap in a friendly against Morocco
last November.
But for all Flamini's importance to Arsenal,
highlighted by a superb performance as they won 2-0 in
Milan in the Champions League, Wenger had been forced
to concede that the player could be tempted elsewhere.
Flamini's move to Milan will not be the first time he
has left a manager disappointed. He was a key player
for Marseille, playing in the 2004 Uefa Cup final, but
left for Arsenal without a transfer fee changing hands
as he had yet to sign a professional contract.
At the time of his move to north London, Marseille
coach Jose Anigo said: "He's a traitor - this is a
beautiful treason."
While Flamini will battle with Kaka, Andrea Pirlo,
Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini for a place in the
Rossoneri's midfield, Wenger is left searching for a
suitable replacement.
That search for midfield reinforcements could become
even more pressing if Alexander Hleb follows Flamini
to Italy, with Inter Milan being reportedly
interested.
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pukulan berat buat Arsene Wenger, apalagi kalo bener
Hleb juga cabut ke Inter. Tinggal Fabregas sendirian
di tengah, bakal hilang nih "passing-game" indah
Arsenal.
soal lain, laku juga ya pemain pecundang dari liga
pecundang diambil Milan....paling2 kaset rudy
bilangnya "justru karena flamini kapok jadi pecundang
dia mau ke milan" ..hehehe...apapun bunyi kasetnya,
Asenal dan Wenger yang membesarkan Flamini.
-omar-
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his armband proved he was a red, torres, torres
you'll never walk alone it said, torres, torres
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