Inter sign Velez Sarsfield's Ricky Alvarez - report

Inter have completed the transfer of midfielder Ricky Alvarez from Argentine champions Velez Sarsfield for a fee of €12 million, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports.

A report from last week suggested that both clubs had reached an agreement over a transfer fee, and the world champions have now agreed terms with the player over a five-year deal worth €1.8m per year.

Inter will reportedly pay Velez Sarsfield an initial fee of €5.7m, while another €3.5m will be paid after Alvarez has made 15 appearances for the club (€1m after five games, €1m after 10 games and €1.5m after 15 games), amounting to €9.2m in total. The remaining €2.8m relates to taxes that the Italian giants have agreed to pay.

The 2010 Champions League winners have been eager to add some creativity to their midfield ahead of the 2011-12 campaign, and new head coach Gian Piero Gasperini appears to have landed the reinforcement he was searching for in the form of Alvarez, who has also been monitored by Arsenal and Roma.

The 23-year-old made his Velez debut in 2008, helping the side to the 2011 Clausura title with a number of impressive performances. Both clubs have yet to confirm the transfer, but an official statement is expected to be released shortly.

I never believe anything til its on an official team website nowadays

I'm jelly (although it is still not official)

FIFA agent Durante: "Alvarez wasn't a regular at Velez. He won't play at Inter. He would have been good for Catania where LoMonaco signs players for cheap and then sells them for a lot. But the fee Inter paid is really high."

>Wasn't a regular
>Played in every Libertadores knockout game

keep on 'derpin

bhends wrote:>Wasn't a regular
>Played in every Libertadores knockout game

keep on 'derpin

You're arguing with a FIFA agent lol... I directly quoted him, not saying it's my opinion.

Brigate Rossonere wrote:

bhends wrote:>Wasn't a regular
>Played in every Libertadores knockout game

keep on 'derpin

You're arguing with a FIFA agent lol... I directly quoted him, not saying it's my opinion.

Quoted someone (with no mention of a source) in an attempt to take a shot at Inter without bothering to research or look into whether it was true or not...

Safe to say that the same applies to these Calciopoli quotes you've come up with?

haha i think it's a legit quote tbh. although a pretty meaningless one

InterMalia wrote:Official: Alvarez To Inter


http://www.velezsarsfield.com.ar/futbol/notas/2011/07/05/215203.html

had seen a bit of him on yt.
built & style can make one think of Kaka or Pastore.

dont know how he will turn out to be, but hopefully he can have a succesfull career with you guys.