Milan end Tevez chase, sign Lopez from Catania
Milan end Tevez chase, sign Lopez from Catania
AC Milan signed Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on loan from Catania on Friday.

Milan: AC Milan signed Argentine striker Maxi Lopez on loan from Catania on Friday, signaling that the club has given up on signing Carlos Tevez - at least until the end of the season.

Milan said in a statement that they have the option to gain Lopez's full rights at the end of the season, and that the forward has signed a contract through 2015.

Milan had been hoping to sign Tevez from Manchester City, who, according to Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani, only wanted to join the Rossoneri in spite of interest from Inter and Paris Saint-Germain. Galliani had several meetings with Tevez in the past month and had reportedly reached an agreement with Tevez, but a deal couldn't be reached with City.

However, they seemingly ended their pursuit of the player following Alexandre Pato's decision to turn down a move to PSG earlier in January.

But Inter then had a bid rejected for Tevez, while PSG broke off negotiations five days ago and Milan then re-entered the race.

Galliani maintained that the situation would be resolved by 19.00 CET on Friday, and shortly after that deadline, Milan Channel revealed that the club had registered Lopez as a Rossoneri player.

Tevez has not played for City since he refused to warm up during a Champions League game against Bayern Munich in September.

Galliani said he came close to signing Tevez earlier on Friday evening.

"We were very close with City. If at 6:30 someone had asked me who was going to come to Milan, I would have responded 'Tevez,'" Galliani told Milan's TV station. "Anyhow we left things very nicely with City and we've gotten over the misunderstandings."

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