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Bonucci's Milan move marks end of Juve's famed 'BBC' defence
Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 20 - 07 - 2017

One of European football's most formidable and long-standing defences was officially broken up on Thursday when AC Milan confirmed that they had completed the signing of Leonardo Bonucci from Juventus.
Bonucci had formed part of the so-called BBC defence at Juventus along with Andrea Barzaglio and Giorgio Chiellini. They had been together since 2010 and helped the Turin club win the last six Serie A titles.
Juventus had also reached two Champions League finals in the last three seasons, losing both to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
Italy international Bonucci, capped 70 times, joined Milan for a fee of 42 million euros ($48.9 million) last week subject to a medical.
As the club finalised the move on Thursday, Milan coach Vincenzo Montella described Bonucci as the best central defender in the world alongside Spain's Sergio Ramos.
"For me, it's a dream to be able to coach him," he said on Milan's website (www.acmilan.com).
Bonucci's decision to leave dominant Juventus for a club which has spent the last few seasons slumped in midtable mediocrity surprised many observers, who believed that he could have chosen a top English or Spanish side instead.
Milan, however, have gone on a spending spree following their sale in April to a Chinese-led consortium in a 740 million-euro deal.
They have also signed Portuguese striker Andre Silva, Turkish midfielder and free-kick specialist Hakan Calhanoglu, Swiss leftback Ricardo Rodriguez and Argentine midfielder Lucas Biglia.
Their total spending is already at 189.5 million euros according to the specialist website Transfermarkt, compared to 22 million euros in sales.
They have also signed 20-year-old Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie, one of Africa's most promising players, on loan from fellow Serie A side Atalanta.
Milan finished sixth in Serie A last season, just high enough to qualify for the Europa League and end a three-season absence from European football.
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