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REVOLUTION INTER...

Surprise Palombo for the last signing.  For Guarin, an immediate stop.

The former Samp player already on the bench today?

The Colombian between 20 days: arrived with a lesion in calf.

...IN THE MIDFIELD

Ranieri gave him a call-up but Motta still goes to PSG.

To Moratti is 11.5 million.  Leonardo's blitz and the coach had to surrender.

No waiting for June for a goodbye.

Milan - Another piece from Sampdoria has moved to Inter.  After Castellazzi (2010 summer), Pazzini (January 2011) and Poli (last August), to Inter this time is also Angelo Palombo.  The 30 year-old from Ferentino arrives on loan for one million euros with right to purchase at 3.5 million.  Technical director Marco Branca and sporting director Ausilio have replaced Thiago Motta (to PSG) and Muntari with the Italian national and Fredy Guarin.

Immediately on the bench? Palombo, who was able to leave Genoa due to the postponement of Samp-Empoli because of bad weather, arrived at Inter headquarters last night and it is not excluded that the could be on the bench tonight against Palermo.  At Pinetina, he will find his old friends like Pazzini first and foremost.  With him, Pazzini led Sampdoria to the qualification round of the Champions League and the striker was also his neighbor in Pieve Ligure.  At Inter, the midfielder will now find new motivations after many difficult months in Genoa.  After having rejected the move to Fiorentina and Udinese so he could bring Samp back to Serie A, he accepted the move to a big club like Inter.  He has signed a contract until 2015 at 1.8 million per season (the same salary that he had at Sampdoria) and will take the shirt number 17.  "I am very happy to be at a great team like Inter," his words after signing the contract.

Guarin in a month There is also Fredy Guarin.  The 25 year-old former Porto player is now linked to Inter until 2016.  For him, the agreement was one million loan plus right to purchase at 11 million.  The Colombian national, who was also targeted by Juventus, yesterday morning was subjected to medical examinations which have confirmed a major calf injury.  So that is Ranieri (Guarin is "physically strong, with great quality and can change the game.  He's ideal for us.") will have to wait for another 3-4 weeks to have him available to his service.  Guarin now will go to Appiano and then he'll be at the San Siro for today's Inter-Palermo.  Tomorrow, however, he will be back to Portugal to obtain necessary documents for his non-EU status.  And since "his" number 6 already belongs to Lucio, the friend of Cordoba presumably will choose a number between 14, 15 and 16.

Champions list The certainty is that the former Porto player will not be included in the Champions League list which to be submitted by midnight today.  Among the 25 for Ranieri there will be Palombo and in comparison to the list in August, there will be a maximum of three new names.  The second is Forlan and the last spot should be one of Poli, Castaignos, Cordoba and Juan.  The 20 year-old was bought for 3.8 million and is still in Brazil for issues related to the residence and will arrive in Milan in a few days.  Today, the team will decide on official presentations.  If not this Friday, the new signings would have to wait until early next week.

Adieu Motta And then there's Thiago Motta.  The first blitz came in an email early morning yesterday: 11. 5 million, signed by PSG.  And Motta said yes so did Massimo Moratti.  When so many people thought that the midfielder was going to stay put at Inter, there was the thrust of Leonardo: one and a half million plus 10 (payable in two years), 4.5 million to the player with a contract until 2015.  By Monday afternoon, many were convinced that Motta would remain at Inter.  But the Qatari decided to take him and they got him.  Moral: Inter and PSG already had an agreement in place for June but the blitz of Sultan Al-Thani (the French club's owner) had accelerated everything and with that he was able to steer to the closure of this operation.

Rejoice Sarkozy So we must stay that Carlo Ancelotti was right: "Thiago Motta?  We have until January 31."  That was him four days ago.  Thiago arrived in Paris yesterday at about 16:30, went to Parc des Princes at 17 to sign the contract and will be presented today.  He is going to wear the number 28 shirt.  Even Nicolas Sarkozy (President of French Republic and married to an Italian Carla Bruni) celebrated the arrival of Thiago: "We have too many Italians at PSG which I think a good thing right?"

Decided The curious fact here is that Thiago Motta, before 19:00 CET, was in the team list for Inter-Palermo and it was on the site of Inter.  And at 13:00 when the midfielder was in the dressing room saluting his teammates after a training session, Ranieri said: "This morning I saluted him just like I did with everyone, he is called up because I hope to have him tomorrow."  And: "We have no one like him in the team: I hope he stays."  Ranieri would have been very happen without this transfer because the midfielder is the only one that has certain characteristics (which Guarin and Palombo do not have), but this sorrow is not boundless and it is not something that can create friction between him and management.  Because Ranieri knows the following: Thiago wanted to leave at all costs and he was not happy as Inter like before.  His desire to leave grew exponentially when PSG showed interest.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport