Destro completes Milan move
Milan have an option to make the 23-year-old’s stay at the San Siro a permanent one at the end of the season by paying a transfer fee agreed with Roma earlier this week.
A statement from AC Milan read: “AC Milan announces that it has acquired Mattia Destro from AS Roma on loan with the right of redemption.”
It has been reported that Milan have paid 700,000 euros for the loan deal, while they will need to pay around 16m euros to turn the deal permanent in the summer.
The Italy international started in just eight Serie A games for Roma this season and moves to the San Siro looking for more playing time.
The Rossoneri lost striker Stephan El Shaarawy to a foot injury this week and were looking to bolster their attacking options in a bid to invigorate their stuttering season.
Destro has scored five goals in 16 league appearances for the Giallorossi and is under contract with Roma until June 2017.
“Thank you Roma, I was a little boy and you have made me become big,” Destro wrote on his Facebook page. “In Rome I have found love with a capital L.
“Now I’m at Milanello (Milan’s training ground), ready for a new challenge with conviction and determination.”
Destro made his league debut with Genoa in 2010 and joined Roma two years later after a loan spell at Siena.
He could make his first home appearance for Milan in Sunday’s game against Parma.
Destro joins a Milan side that is 11th in the standings, out of the race for the Scudetto and 10 points adrift of third-placed Napoli, who occupy the final Champions League qualifying spot.