LAZIO MONEY-GO-ROUND

Last updated : 18 May 2004 By editor

Confirmation of yesterday's report, Jaap Stam has joined AC Milan from Lazio for £7.5 million.

Having extracted enough dough from the English game to finance a rescue package for any number of football clubs Juan Sebastián Verón wants to go back to Italy.

Veron's alleged wages of about £90,000 a week do not appear to be enough to keep him happy.

"I have spent three years in England, maybe they were good from a personal point of view, but not from a footballing perspective, even though I won a title with United. I am excited by the prospect of playing for a big club like Inter. They plan a great deal in order to win trophies at home and in Europe and I want to play for their team. I believe my time in England is at an end and I don’t think that I will change my mind. Inter have qualified for the Champions League and although it is extra motivation, my stance in wanting to join them is based on far more than just that."