AC Milan have signed Luiz Adriano from Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.
After recently releasing Giampoalo Pazzini and agreeing a fee for Carlos Bacca, AC Milan are now looking to press on with their transfer dealings and have brought in another forward to reinforce Sinisa Mihajlovic’s squad.
Luiz Adriano’s contract with Shakhtar expires in January 2016 and the club have agreed a fee of around €8 million to bering the 28-year-old to the Stadio Meazza immediately.
Luiz Adriano has signed the contract that will tie him to #ACMilan until June 30, 2020! #weareacmilan pic.twitter.com/tFCuESQ5ka
— AC Milan (@acmilan) July 2, 2015
With the club then releasing a statement via their official website:
“AC Milan announces that it has today acquired outright the player Luiz Adriano from FC Shakhtar Donetsk, who has signed a contract which runs until June 30, 2020.
“The player will join up with the team in the coming days.”
Luiz Adriano has been with Shakhtar Donetsk since 2007 and impressed last season scoring 20 goals in 31 appearances with nine coming in the Champions League.