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Milan Begin Talks With Sagnol

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, AC Milan have opened negotiations with the representatives of Bayern Munich fullback Willy Sagnol over a summer transfer.

Sagnol has had a nightmare season with the Bavarian giants, having twice fallen out with manager Ottmar Hitzfeld.

The 31-year-old has lost his first team place to youngster Marcel Jansen, who has taken the left-back role, with Phillip Lahm occupying Sagnol’s usual right back position.

Earlier this week Sagnol issued a scathing attack on Hitzfeld, revealing his deep hatred for the coach, and blasting him for playing him in an attacking midfield position recently.

His choice words have seen him suspended from the Bayern squad for the second leg of their UEFA Cup semi-final against Zenit St Petersburg tonight, and his future at the club beyond the end of the season is in huge doubt.

Milan are trying to take advantage of the situation, and according to the Gazzetta dello Sport, they have held preliminary talks with the full-back’s representatives.

Sagnol, who has been at Bayern for eight years, has also made 54 appearances for the French national team, playing at both the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

He was close to moving to Juventus in 2006 before the Calciopoli crisis, but the transfer eventually fell through.

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