The Rossoneri have been desperately searching for a centre back
in recent weeks following the injury to key man Alessandro
Nesta.
With Dario Simic and Digao both being offloaded, things started to
become desperate for the Rossoneri when primary target Branislav
Ivanovic, who had seemed certain to join from Chelsea, saw his
transfer fall through at the last moment.
It was reported last week that Milan had turned their attentions to
another Premiership based player, in the form of Arsenal centre
back Philippe Senderos, and the deal has now been officially
completed.
The Swiss centre back arrives on a one year loan deal, and Milan
have the option to make the move permanent for a set fee next
summer.
Senderos had been well down the pecking order at Arsenal following
an error-prone season last term, and Arsene Wenger signalled his
intention to let him leave after signing Manchester United’s
Mickael Silvestre last week.
The 23-year-old Senderos made 74 Premiership appearances, scoring
four goals, since signing for Arsenal from Servette in December
2002.
He has won 31 caps for Switzerland, playing at World Cup 2006 and
Euro 2008.