Club Atletico Lanus president Nicolas Russo has praised defender Gustavo Gomez after his
€8.5m move to Italian giants AC Milan.
Milan continue to rebuild under new boss Vincenzo Montella, and Russo believes the Italian manager has acquired a top centre-half in Gomez.
"Is Gomez is ready for the jump from Argentina to Milan? Without a doubt,"? Russo told "?TuttoMercatoWeb.
"Gustavo is an extraordinary player, very strong and certainly ready to face this new adventure. His main strengths? His aerial game and his challenges.
"Gomez has a winning mentality and will be Milan's first choice defender for the next 10 years."
Russo also confirmed that Fiorentina, along with a host of Premier League clubs, were also chasing Gomez's signature.
"Milan, Fiorentina and several Premier League clubs wanted him," the Club Atletico Lanus president revealed.
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On his move to Milan, Gomez told Milan TV and as quoted on "?Rossoneri Blog: "I'm very happy to have come and player for this club and I hope to repay the trust shown in me.
"It's a very important step in my career to come a play for a club so big. I will do everything to repay the confidence. It's a pride to be the first player from Paraguay to wear the shirt of Milan. Playing for Milan is a dream.
"I train well and I'm physically fit, I hope to be helpful for the team and try to win the derby! I'm a player with personality and I'm powerful like many other Paraguayans. This week my agent made me very happy when he told me that deal has been closed. I couldn't refuse it."
AC Milan kick-off their Serie A campaign at home against Torino on 21 August.