Milan and Sampdoria swap Poli and Salamon

AC Milan have bolstered their midfield options with the signing of Italian international Andrea Poli on loan from UC Sampdoria, with Poland's Bartosz Salamon going the other way.

The 23-year-old Poli, capped three times by Cesare Prandelli, joins on a 12-month deal with the Rossoneri having the option of making the deal permanent. He needs no introduction to the San Siro, having made 18 Serie A appearances during a similar spell at FC Internazionale Milano in 2011/12.

Salamon, 22, leaves Milan on a loan that may become permanent six months after arriving from Brescia Calcio and without playing a single game with the club. A holding midfielder who can also play as a central defender, he – like Poli – has won three international caps.