Milan signs Laxalt, Castillejo on long-term basis

IANS  |  Rome 

AC on Friday announced it had reached agreements to sign Spanish forward and Uruguayan on from Villarreal and Genoa respectively.

"AC are delighted to announce the signings of Spanish forward Azuaga ("Samu") and Uruguayan Diego Sebastian Suarez ("Diego") from Villarreal CF and Genoa CFC respectively," the club said in a statement.

The 23-year-old Castillejo made his debut with his hometown club before joining Villarreal, where he has scored 11 goals in 127 appearances over the past three seasons.

Laxalt, meanwhile, scored six goals for Genoa during last season and was part of the Uruguayan national team that took part in World Cup.

During the summer window, contracted Argentina's Gonzalo HiguaĆ­n, Spain's Pepe Reina, France's Tiemoue Bakayoko, Italy's Mattia Caldara and Croatia's

"With the signing of the players Bakayoko, Castillejo and AC Milan completed its incoming transfers for this summer campaign," the club added.

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First Published: Fri, August 17 2018. 19:12 IST