Genoa are set to send their striker Diego Milito and midfielder Thiago Motta to Italian Serie A champions Inter Milan at the end of the season, Genoa president Enrico Preziosi has said.
Inter coach Jose Mourinho is keen to reinforce his squad for an assault on the Champions League next term and several ageing players such as forward Hernan Crespo and winger Luis Figo are expected to leave.
"Today I met Inter president Massimo Moratti and we have reached an agreement for the sale of Milito and Motta at the end of the season. I thank them for all they have given us," Preziosi told Italian television late on Wednesday.
Argentina's Milito has scored 20 league goals to help Genoa to a surprise fifth place in Serie A this term while Brazilian Motta, hampered by knee problems while at Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, has rediscovered fitness and form on Italy's west coast.
Preziosi said Milito would be replaced by Atalanta striker Sergio Floccari. Italian media have reported that striker Robert Acquafresca, on loan at Cagliari from Inter, will move to Genoa as part of the deal for Milito and Motta.
(Xinhua News Agency May 21, 2009)
