Milan complete Boateng signing

Milan yesterday completed the full signing of Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from Genoa. The 24-year-old spent last season with Milan but was part owned by Genoa, who bought him from Portsmouth a year ago.

The two Italian clubs then entered a part-ownership agreement and following three hours of talks yesterday, Genoa president Enrico Preziosi announced that a deal had been struck for Milan to buy out the second half of Boateng’s contract.

“Two clubs like Genoa and Milan cannot argue so we’ve come to an agreement and Boateng is entirely a Milan player,” said Preziosi.

As part of the deal, part-owned players Alberto Paloschi, Marco Amelia, Nnamdi Oduamadi and Gianmarco Zigoni have transferred to Milan while Greek centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos has returned to Genoa.

The only player still owned by both parties is young striker Giacomo Beretta, who will play with Genoa next season.

Preziosi didn’t divulge any details of payment between the two clubs.