Aly Cissokho is thrilled to be moving to AC Milan. The French wing-back has signed for Milan from Porto in a £10 million agreement and declared: "It is an opportunity that I could not miss and when the offer was made I hoped it would be settled quickly.

"AC Milan is a great team and when I had to choose between the Rossoneri and Lyon I had no doubts. The history of the Italian club, and for the words that (Milan vice-president) Adriano Galliani said to me, with his speeches, they won.

"I cannot wait to get to Milan, I have a great desire to repay the confidence of Milan and I'll be at the disposal of Leonardo.

"Where can I play? On both wings, but I prefer the left."