Atalanta have completed the signing of Josip Ilicic from Fiorentina.
Ilicic pulled out of a move to Sampdoria in favour of joining Atalanta, who finished an impressive fourth in Serie A last season.
The completion of the attacking midfielder s switch was announced on Wednesday, with no further details provided, as reports in Italy suggest he has cost around €5.5million.
The 29-year-old spent four seasons with Fiorentina, racking up 105 Serie A appearances.
His best campaign saw him score 13 times and produce five assists in 2015-16.
Last season he netted five goals and added a further four assists in 29 league outings as the Viola finished eighth.
Ilicic, a Slovenia international, had previously played for Palermo in Serie A.
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Ola Toivonen scored from the halfway line in the third minute of stoppage time to punish a dreadful error from Hugo Lloris and give Sweden a 2-1 victory over France in World Cup qualifying.
Lloris miscued a clearance, allowing Toivonen to seal victory in spectacular fashion after the game appeared destined to end in a draw.
Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud had earlier followed up his hat-trick against Paraguay last time out with a wonderful volley to put France in front in Stockholm.
But Jimmy Durmaz equalised for Sweden just before half-time with his first international goal since October 2014.
And the amazing late drama means Sweden move above France at the top of Group A as the race for Russia continues.
In a competitive group, Netherlands are …
David Wagner has confirmed Alexander Nubel will no longer be Schalke s captain after the goalkeeper agreed to join Bayern Munich.
Nubel touted as a possible long-term successor to Manuel Neuer will move to the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season on a free transfer.
The 23-year-old has signed a five-year deal with Bayern, which starts on July 1, having last month informed Schalke he would not be renewing his contract amid links to numerous sides, including Tottenham.
Schalke coach Wagner has now confirmed Nubel, who will be suspended when the Bundesliga resumes after the winter break due to a red card he received for an ugly challenge on Eintracht Frankfurt s Mijat Gacinovic in December, will hand the armband to midfielder Omar Mascarell.
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Jose Mourinho wants more consistency from Anthony Martial after the Manchester United forward impressed in Sunday s win over Real Madrid.
Martial offered a timely reminder of his attacking prowess in United s 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory following a 1-1 draw at the International Champions Cup in Santa Clara.
The France international struggled to cement his position in United s starting XI last season after bursting onto the scene in 2015-16, but Martial showed his quality with a moment of brilliance to give the Europa League champions the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Martial cut inside and evaded three Madrid defenders before picking out Jesse Lingard for a simple finish in first-half stoppage time, though he went on to miss a spot-kick in the shoot-out.
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