Milan spends big to buy two strikers

The Italian football team, famous for being frugal, recently made a surprising splash by spending a total of $42 million to buy two strikers at the same time yesterday.

The two new players that Milan recruited were Carlos Bacca and Luiz Adriano respectively.

Bacca, a Colombian, arrives from Sevilla and will sign for Milan today or tomorrow, depending on the progress of his medical.

Milan and Sevilla both previously released statements confirming the transfer, with the Spanish club "wishing Bacca all the best for his new adventure".

Signing Bacca is a big win for Milan in the transfer market this summer. Photo: EPA.

Bacca has been Sevilla's main striker for the past two seasons, playing 108 matches, scoring 49 goals and contributing 22 assists, becoming a mainstay in the club's squad that won the Europa League two years in a row.

That impressive form has made Bacca a target for a number of big teams, including Liverpool and AS Roma.

But Milan won the auction by agreeing to pay the full $33 million release clause in the 28-year-old striker's contract.

Luiz Adriano joined Milan from Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk for a transfer fee of nine million dollars.

This is considered a very low price for a top striker who scored nine goals in the Champions League last season, but Milan benefit from Adriano's contract with Shakhtar expiring at the end of this year.

Milan announced yesterday that Adriano had agreed all personal terms and would sign a five-year contract with the club, until June 30, 2020.

Adriano is a "good, nutritious, cheap" purchase that helps Milan have another formidable striker for the goal of returning to the top of Serie A next season and finding a way to participate in the Champions League.

Milan's spending money to buy two strikers at the same time is considered a big shock to the club's fans as well as Italian experts, because for the past two years, the red and black striped team has not made any big purchases.

Milan's policy at that time was to look for cheap contracts, either free or on loan. Milan's performance therefore also declined, clearly shown by the 10th place they finished in Serie A last season.

According to VNE