Figo seals Inter move

Luis Figo has completed his move from Real Madrid to Internazionale.

The Portuguese international, 32, has signed a two-year deal at the San Siro after successfully completing a medical.

The news ends any lingering hope Liverpool had of luring Figo to Anfield.

Figo had been chased by Reds boss Rafael Benitez since Real Madrid made it clear they were prepared to release the winger, who they signed from Barcelona five years ago for a then world-record fee of £37m.

The transfer fee is thought to be £2m (€2.8m), a price at which Liverpool reportedly baulked.

Inter confirmed the signing with a brief statement on their official website, www.inter.it.

Figo, who will wear the number seven shirt, could make his debut in the Italian Super Cup on August 27, against Juventus.

He becomes Inter’s third signing of the summer from Real, after Argentinian duo Santiago Solari and Walter Samuel also moved to Milan from the Bernabeu.