[Portman]

Milanese waltz for Lupoli 

Tuesday 2 January, 2007 ::: channel4.com

A Milan derby is set to be played out on the transfer market for Arsenal owned forward Arturo Lupoli.

The Under-21 Italian international has just six months left on his Arsenal contract and he’s seemingly looking for a return to the peninsula.

A host of Italian clubs are keen, but Milan and Inter have now come forward for the attacker who is on loan at Derby until the end of the season.

“He is liked by Torino, Napoli and Fiorentina, but Inter and Milan have registered their interest in the last few days,” agent Claudio Pasqualin told Teleradiostereo Sport.

“Although he is very young, his contract is set to expire because the player wants to go home, despite Arsenal’s interest in renewing his contract.

“As a result, they are now ready to sell him in January for a small fee rather than losing him for nothing at the end of the campaign.

“The only obstacle is that Derby County, who signed him on loan until June, are still counting on his services.”

Lupoli, who was netted by the Londoners as a teenager from Parma, has been likened to Paolo Rossi by Arsenal ace Thierry Henry.

Young? Under-21 Italian international? Get him! (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

This post has been edited by Portugal: Jan 2 2007, 07:58 PM

[Jack Sparrow]

Likened to Paolo Rossi...implies similar to Inzaghi....implies we got a replacement.

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