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Milan bank on Bonera
Friday, 28 July 2006
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AC Milan have signed Daniele Bonera from Parma FC for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old defender has signed a contract until 2010 with the
Rossoneri.
Brescia beginning
Bonera has been capped eleven times by Italy but missed out on a place in
the Azzurri's FIFA World Cup-winning squad. He spent four seasons at the
Ennio Tardini stadium, playing 114 games in Serie A after joining from
Brescia Calcio in 2002.
AEK To Land Sam Dalla Bona
Greek side AEK look set to sign Italian midfielder Sam Dalla Bona.
The Athens club will probably find SPL outfit Hearts in their way as they
attempt to reach the group stage of the Champions League. AEK will meet the
winners of the Hearts-Siroki Brijeg second qualifying round tie, which the
Scottish side lead 3-0 from the first leg.
But to make an impact in Europe’s top-flight club tournament, AEK have to
strengthen their squad with the addition of an experienced player.
The 25-year-old AC Milan player, who is not considered part of Carlo
Ancelotti’s plans for next season, was regarded as one of the biggest
Italian talents, but as he failed to find first-team football opportunities
he was forced to spend years on loan at Bologna, Lecce and Sampdoria.
Now he is ready to sign a 3-year long deal with the Super League club.
Sam Dalla Bona started his career at Chelsea when he was signed as a highly
promising 17 year-old by the London outfit from Atalanta's youth side in
October 1998. He won promptly the club's golden boot in 1998/99, scoring 18
goals in six months, and made his debut in the Champions League a year later
against Feyenoord.
When Chelsea midfielders Dennis Wise and Gustavo Poyet left the club in
2001, Dalla Bona - after some impressive performances - got an extended run
in the side, making 32 appearances in that season and scoring 2 goals. The
following season, however, he refused to sign a contract extension and was
placed on the transfer list.
He moved to Milan but competition with Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf and
Andrea Pirlo prevented him from getting the opportunities he needed to prove
himself and as a result his career started to wane almost at its beginning.
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