Chievo Verona defender Mario Yepes has officially reached an agreement with Milan and will be playing for the Rossoneri starting from June 2010.
The Colombian defender has had a fantastic season so far and there were several clubs ready to snap him, since his contract with the Clivensi runs out soon.
But the Rossoneri looked more determined and offered a two-year contract for an overall wage over the 24 months of £1.6m.
Milan had already agreed the transfer a couple of days ago but only today the defender was able to put pen to paper on his new contract.
The 34-year-old already lives in Milan and is said to be enthusiastic about the opportunity to play at San Siro.
Chievo will receive no compensation for this transfer.
Alexandre Pato's stoppage-time strike gave Milan an undeserved 2-1 win in Florence, especially as the Viola were denied a penalty.
This tie was snowed off on December 19 and rescheduled for February 24. The Rossoneri knew a victory would put them within four points of leaders Inter and recapture second place from Roma. The Viola had amassed just one win and a draw from their last six Serie A games.
Adrian Mutu continued his suspension for failing a drugs test, joining the injured Alessandro Gamberini and Mario Alberto Santana. Milan missed Clarence Seedorf, Amantino Mancini, Gianluca Zambrotta, Luca Antonini and Oguchi Onyewu.
Goals from Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato gave Milan a straightforward 2-0 Serie A win over Bari at San Nicola, although there was a late scare as the home side saw a penalty saved.
Milan, who faded off the Serie A pace after a winter slump, sealed a second league win on the bounce as they brushed aside their hosts to close the gap on leaders Internazionale to seven points, two behind second-placed Roma and with a game in hand on both.
The visitors utterly dominated the first half against an unadventurous Bari side, with Massimo Ambrosini firing over, Borriello missing a header, sending another one wide and denied on the line by Leonardo Bonucci.
AC Milan's Pato celebrates with his team mate Gennaro Gattuso after scoring against Bari during their Serie A.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's brace and Alexandre Pato gave Milan a nervous 3-2 victory over Udinese.
This match was brought forward to Friday night so Milan could better prepare for Tuesday's Champions League showdown with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson was spotted in the San Siro stands. The Rossoneri needed all the help they could get, as Scudetto hopes evaporated after the derby defeat with a point from three official games. That included Udinese's 1-0 victory here in the Coppa Italia quarter-final.
AC Milan's Brazilian forward Pato (C) jubilates with AC Milan's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho (L) and AC Milan's Dutch forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (R) after scoring during the Italian Serie A. football match AC Milan against Udine on February 12, 2010: at San Siro Stadium in Milan.
zali 33 
aLdrossonerilova 21 (1 day)
Ezray 14 (4 days)
hafiz6637 22 (5 days)
thewitchking 24 (6 days)
