AC Milan reveal Lopez agreement

The Real Madrid goalkeeper is poised to finalise a free transfer to the San Siro outfit in the coming days

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez is set to join AC Milan after agreeing personal terms with the club.

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 channel revealed the news with a message welcoming the keeper on Saturday morning.

The Serie A side's CEO and vice-president, Adriano Galliani, also confirmed the news to fans on Saturday.

"Diego Lopez to Milan is a done deal at 99%," he is quoted as saying by Italian publication Gazetta dello Sport.

Lopez is expected to undergo a medical on Monday before signing a four-year contract with the San Siro outfit in a deal that will see the 32-year-old earn about €2.5million per season.

The transfer comes just days after the Spaniard - who was also being tracked by Napoli and Liverpool - reportedly told Real directors that he believed he was the best goalkeeper currently at the club.

Lopez arrived at Real midway through the 2012/13 season from Sevilla after being signed by the side's former coach, Jose Mourinho, when first-choice keeper Iker Casillas suffered an injury.

The 32-year-old held onto his place in between the posts for for the rest of the campaign, despite Casillas recovering from his injury, before Lopez shared the responsibilities with the club captain last season.

Lopez then rejected a move to Ligue 1 outfit Monaco last summer to stay in Madrid and fight for his place but, following the arrival of Costa Rica star Keylor Navas from Levante this summer, Lopez has been forced to move on.

Lopez came up through Madrid's youth system but joined Villarreal in 2007 - where he was named the best new goalkeeper one year later - before moving to Sevilla in 2012

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Manchester United make €10m move for De Jong

Old Trafford executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has held meetings with the AC Milan midfielder's representatives, with the Dutchman keen to work under Louis van Gaal again

Manchester United have made the first move in a bid to sign Netherlands INTERNATIONAL Nigel de Jong in a €10 million deal, Goal understands.

Having already brought Ander Herrera to the club this summer, manager Louis van Gaal made it clear to United officials that he is happy to work with what he has in the midfield area - at least until his no.1 target, Kevin Strootman, fully recovers from a serious knee injury.

But executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has been working tirelessly behind the scenes in a bid to strengthen the Dutchman's options and, having identified De Jong as a potential recruit, met with the Milan midfielder's representatives in London on Tuesday.

Those talks are understood to have gone well, with De Jong desperate to link up with Van Gaal.

The Dutchman could now become United's third major summer signing, following on from the arrivals of Herrera and Luke SHAW.

And Van Gaal is understood to have given the move the green light, having worked well with De Jong in his former role as Netherlands coach and in particular at this summer's World Cup.

The 29-year-old was forced out of the second round victory over Mexico early on with a groin problem, but made a remarkable return from injury for the semi-final defeat to Argentina and was singled out for praise by Van Gaal for his contribution during the group stages.

"I don't like singling out players, but Nigel de Jong was inspirational," Van Gaal said after the 3-2 victory over Australia.

United's move for De Jong comes on the back of a prolonged and thus far unsuccessful pursuit of Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal.

Despite the player and Juventus both going on record to insist a deal with United would not happen, reports of a move continue apace.

The arrival of De Jong, however, would appear to put those links to bed - if a deal can now be successfully concluded with Milan

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