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Milan complete El-Shaarawy deal
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Milan have signed midfielder Stephan El Shaarawy from Genoa and sent German Alexander Merkel in the opposite direction, the Italian champions said.

The deal - which was agreed in principle last week - sees Milan pay Genoa 10 million euros, with both clubs retaining 50 per cent ownership of both players.

Highly-rated playmaker El Shaarawy, born in Italy and with an Egyptian father, impressed on loan at second-tier Padova last season and his move to Milan is the latest in a string of deals between the Rossoneri and Genoa.

Eligible for both Italy and Egypt, he has committed to the country of his birth and has represented the Azzurri at junior levels.

Kazakh-born Germany U19 midfielder Merkel broke into the Milan first team last season but will now get a chance to be a regular at Genoa.