Gattuso to stay on at Milan

AC Milan star Gennaro Gattuso has decided to stay on with the Rossoneri for good. The veteran Italian defensive midfielder was supposedly on his way to Germany this season.

With Gattuso suffering a subtle dip in form in the recently concluded Italian Serie A in which Milan could only finish fourth and shall fetaure in the UEFA Cup next season, it was widely speculated that the Rhino was set to join the German champions Bayern Munich. So much so that it was even declared in the press that Gattuso had agreed personal terms with the Bavarian club.

But now it has finally emerged that Gennaro Gattuso shall remain at Milan for a long term. After holding a meeting with the Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti and the club president Adriano Galliani, Gattuso announced:

"We are still friends and I am going to stay at the club another three years and will also end my career here."

This will certainly be a huge boost to the Italian giants who are set to undergo a huge renovation in the summer. A number of the old guards are set to be offloaded while several new faces will be drafted into the unit at Milan.