Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has signed a four-year contract with AC Milan starting at the end of this season.

The deal is effective from July 1 to June 30, 2012, the Italian club said on its Website yesterday.

The 24-year-old Flamini formed a strong midfield partnership with Cesc Fabregas at Arsenal, joining the London squad in 2004 from Marseille.

The Frenchman's contract with Arsenal expires at the end of this season.

At Milan, Flamini will team with Kaka, Andrea Pirlo, Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini in the Rossoneri's midfield.

(Agencies via Shanghai Daily May 6, 2008)