Serie A 2008–09: Zambrotta joins AC Milan
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
Gianluca Zambrotta returns to Serie A after agreeing to a contract with AC Milan. He played for FC Barcelona for the past 2 seasons after Juventus FC were demoted after their part of the 2006 Serie A scandal.
According to ESPNSoccernet, AC Milan were looking to bring in Zambrotta for a while.
Zambrotta will miss out on Champions League football for at least 1 season because AC Milan finished in 5th place in Serie A while Barcelona will be in UEFA Champions League in the 3rd qualifying round.
No transfer fee or length of contract was announced.
Sources [edit]
- "Zambrotta joins AC Milan from Barcelona" — ESPNSOccernet, June 1, 2008
- "Zambrotta leaves Barça for Milan" — UEFA, June 1, 2008
