This archive report was first published on 3 September 2019.
On the final day of the Serie A transfer window, AC Milan and AS Roma made key signings in an attempt to bounce back after failing to qualify for the Champions League this season.
AC Milan signed Croatia forward Ante Rebic from Eintracht Frankfurt on a two-year loan, with Portugal's Andre Silva moving in the other direction. Milan, who finished fifth last season, is already at the sixth club of his career.
Meanwhile, Roma added Nikola Kalinic from Atletico Madrid and Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Arsenal on loan, further boosting a team looking to improve on last season's disappointing sixth place.
"I am proud to become part of this team and this club. Roma has big history and I am very happy to be here," said Mkhitaryan, Armenia's all-time scorer who has arrived after a disappointing 18 months at Arsenal.
Inter Milan, who have already appointed Antonio Conte as their new coach, was close to offloading former captain Mauro Icardi to Paris St. Germain after a prolific but turbulent six years at the club.
Italian media widely reported that Icardi had boarded a private jet at Malpensa airport alongside his celebrity wife and agent Wanda Nara, bound for Paris to finalise a loan deal with PSG.
