MILAN (AP) Combative midfielder Radja Nainggolan has joined Inter Milan from rival Roma.
The fee is expected to be 24 million euros ($28 million) with two players - veteran fullback Davide Santon and 18-year-old midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo - also heading to Roma in exchange.
At Inter, Nainggolan will reunite with former Roma coach Luciano Spalletti.
Spalletti says, “Nainggolan is the turbo that was missing in our motor.”
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The 30-year-old player was an integral member of Roma’s run to the 2017-18 Champions League semifinals.
He spent 4 1/2 years at Roma, having made his Serie A debut with Cagliari.
Nainggolan announced his international retirement last month after being left out of Belgium’s World Cup squad.