Inter Milan have completed the signing of Portugal international Luis Figo from Real Madrid, the Italian Serie A club confirmed on Friday.
The 32-year-old forward passed a medical before putting pen to paper on a two-year contract.
No transfer fee was involved for Portugal’s most-capped player, who still had a year left on his contract with Real Madrid.
Fifa’s World Player of the Year in 2001 and a Champions League winner in 2002, Figo will reportedly earn €6,9-million over the two-year period at the Serie A club.
Figo will not be eligible to play for Inter in their Champions League third qualifying round, first-leg tie away to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk next week, as he didn’t sign before the Uefa deadline for the match.
His first game is likely to be the the Italian SuperCup match against Inter Milan on August 20.
Figo is the third player to join Inter from Real Madrid this summer following the signings of midfielder Santiago Solari and defender Walter Samuel.
Figo, who has been with Real for five seasons since joining them from Barcelona, has made 111 international appearances since making his debut for Portugal in 1991 and he is also the country’s third-highest scorer with 31 goals.
He scored 58 goals in 235 games for Real in all competitions. — Sapa-AFP