Milan, Inter set to swap Cassano and Pazzini

Milan forward Antonio Cassano is set to join Inter, with Giampaolo Pazzini moving in the opposite direction, the two clubs said yesterday. The clubs said they had been involved in negotiations over the players, who left Sampdoria during the 2010-11...

Milan forward Antonio Cassano is set to join Inter, with Giampaolo Pazzini moving in the opposite direction, the two clubs said yesterday.

The clubs said they had been involved in negotiations over the players, who left Sampdoria during the 2010-11 season, although a deal had yet to be finalised.

“It’s an interesting operation - who doesn’t want a player like Cassano?” Inter president Massimo Moratti said. “We think he can be useful and the coach thinks the same.”

Milan broadcast an interview on their television channel with midfielder Riccardo Montolivo, welcoming Pazzini to the club.

“It will be wonderful if he arrives,” said Montolivo, a former team-mate of Pazzini at Fiorientina

Media reports say Milan will pay an additional €7.5 million to their city rivals for Pazzini, 28, who scored only five goals in Serie A last season for Inter.

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