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Spurs contact Musacchio representatives

Italians AC Milan are in a hurry to sign 25-year-old (26 in August) Argentinian central defender Mateo Musacchio from Villarreal, according SportItalia. They suggest AC Milan are in a hurry because Tottenham have entered the fray last night and are concerned the Premier League riches might poach him away from them.

Milan haven't had European football for three years and Tottenham can offer the chance Champions League football. With Federico Fazio almost out the door to Espanyol, that leaves a place for a right-sided centre-back.

AC MIlan CEO Adriano Galliani flew to Ibiza last weekend to seal a deal for him. Villarreal want £25.34-million (€30m - AUS$43.76m - US$33.30m) who has the same third party ownership issues that prevented us buying him previously. He has 2 years left on his contract and Milan are opening their negotiations at £16.89-million (€20m - AUS$29.17m - US$22.20m).