AC Milan vice-president Adrian Galliani is delighted with their swoop for Udinese fullback Pablo Armero.
Milan came close to signing Armero in January.
"In January the deal was practically concluded, but then the exchange collapsed because Kevin Constant refused," confirmed Galliani.
"Now that Constant has left, we went back to Armero. Cristian Zapata is more like a brother to him than a teammate. Armero also said Mario Yepes spoke very highly of Milan."
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