AC Milan have completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a four-year contract - but they expect to miss out on Chelsea's Didier Drogba.
Flamini is out of contract with the Gunners at the end of the season and has agreed to join the Italian club in a deal which will begin on July 1.
Milan have also been strongly linked with Chelsea striker Drogba in Europe, but Milan sporting direc
tor Ariedo Braida does not anticipate the Ivory Coast forward joining Flamini at the San Siro this summer.
He said: "Drogba is a very interesting player that many clubs would want to have, but he is under contract at Chelsea and I believe he will remain at Chelsea next season."
As for France international Flamini, Braida revealed Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is a great admirer of the 24-year-old.
"I have to say Flamini was a player that Ancelotti really wanted and Milan is like a family, where decisions are made jointly," he said.
Arsenal had hoped Flamini would agree a deal to stay at the Emirates Stadium, but they always knew it would be difficult with outfits like Juventus and Milan coveting the player.
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