Italy [ Images ] fullback Gianluca Zambrotta has completed a move to AC Milan [ Images ] from Barcelona [ Images ], the Serie A club said on Saturday.

Milan have long tracked Zambrotta and earlier in the week chief executive Adriano Galliani said the Spanish side were asking too much for the 31-year-old.

However, Milan's Web site (www.acmilan.com) said Zambrotta was now a Milan player although no fee or length of contract was disclosed.

Zambrotta, who can play on either flank, joined Barca in 2006 following the demotion of former club Juventus [ Images ] for their part in Italy's match-fixing scandal.

He never hid his desire to return to Italy one day but joins Milan after Carlo Ancelotti's [ Images ] side finished fifth in Serie A and failed to qualify for next season's Champions League [ Images ].

Zambrotta, a World Cup winner with Italy two years ago, looks certain to start their opening Euro 2008 [ Images ] match against the Netherlands in Berne on June 9.