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dijous, de juliol 19, 2007

Milito signs four-year deal




Milito signs four-year deal

This Thursday, Gaby Milito signed a four-year deal with FC Barcelona and described Barça as “the best team in the world".


After a successful medical, Gabriel Milito reported to the Club offices where he was met by Club president Joan Laporta, vice-president Ferran Soriano and director of football, Txiki Begiristain. He has committed himself to Barça for the next four years.


Transfer fee Barça have paid Zaragoza 17 million euros plus a variable amount that could rise to a further 3.5 euros. His release clause has been fixed at 90 million euros. Praise for Txiki Speaking at the press conference to unveil the player, Joan Laporta made special mention of the work done by Txiki Begiristain on this summers’ signings. He also stressed the cooperation of Milito, his agent and Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias in making the deal possible.