AC Milan keeper Abbiati loaned out to Atletico Madrid

AC Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati has joined Spanish first division side Atletico Madrid on a one-year loan, Milan confirmed on their website on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old former Italy international spent the whole of last season on loan to Milan's Serie A rivals Torino.

Abbiati joined AC Milan from Monza in 1998, but after four seasons as their number one keeper he lost his place to Brazilian Nelson Dida.

Abbiati was Milan's reserve keeper up until August 2005 when he was loaned out to their fierce rivals Juventus, making 19 league appearances for the Turin club.

He returned to Milan at the start of the 2006-07 season only to be sent out on loan again, this time to Torino.

Suazo officially signs for Inter

Honduras international striker David Suazo has officially joined Inter Milan, the Serie A champions confirmed on Tuesday.

Inter had been involved in a bitter tug-of-war with city rivals AC Milan over the 27-year-old Cagliari striker.

Last week AC Milan announced that they had snapped up Suazo only to be told that the player had already signed a contract with Inter.

Inter will unveil Suazo at a press conference at their Appiano Gentile training ground on Wednesday morning.

Suazo, who joined Cagliari from Honduran club Olimpia in 1999, scored 14 goals in Serie A last season.

His best return since arriving in Italy was 22 goals in 37 matches in the 2005-06 season.

Nakamura happy at Celtic, says agent

Japan international midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is happy at Scottish double winners Celtic, despite claims from an Italian agent claiming the player could use a get-out clause in his contract.

Italian agent Angelo Massoni claimed there could be a one million pounds (2 million dollars) get-out clause in Nakamura's contract, which he signed last summer, and stated that four giants of world football wanted to sign him.

However Celtic have now rubbished Massoni's suggestion, and the 29-year-old's agent Robert Takuda said Nakamura is settled in the west of Scotland.

In a statement on their website, www.celticfc.net, the club said: "Celtic can state categorically that there is absolutely no 'get-out clause' in Shunsuke Nakamura's contract."

Massoni does not represent Nakamura, who joined the Scottish champions from Reggina two years ago and completed a clean sweep of Scotland's player of the year awards last season.

Takuda confirmed: "I would like to stress that these reports about Naka are complete nonsense.

"Naka is currently preparing for the Asian Cup but straight after this, is very much looking forward to returning to Celtic.

"He and his family are very happy at Celtic and very happy in Glasgow. He has no reason to go anywhere else."