Quaresma has signed for Inter - Reports

Posted on 28. Jun, 2008 by Milox in Serie A

Italian TV station SIC has reported that Inter Milan have completed the signing of FC Porto star Ricardo Quaresma in exchange for 35 million euros and midfielder Pele.

There was a debate on who he signed for after he publicly declared he had signed for a club at the European Championships.

The wanted winger had been linked with Inter Milan first in this whole debate, and reports emanating from Portugal earlier today claimed that an Inter delegation had travelled to Porto to tie up a deal for the young winger.

Quaresma had said he wanted a new challenge and Mourinho was eager to bring him to the Giuseppe Meazza, having failed to capture his prime target, AS Roma’s Mancini.

Inter Milan were reluctant to meet FC Porto’s asking price of €40 million- the figure set in the release clause attached to his contract but along with midfielder Pele the were able to get him at €35 million.

Quaresma has already agreed terms with Inter, and the deal is expected to be completed officially early next week, when he will travel to Milan for a medical.

If this actually gets comfirmed then he will be the club’s second signing in a day after a deal to bring Frank Lampard was also agreed this afternoon.

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