AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi will recognise the name of his side's latest signing, but will be relieved it is Alexander Merkel and not Angela coming to bail him and his team out.
The
former Italian prime minister had economic problems in his political
career, which were addressed and aided by the German chancellor.
On this occasion, however, a 19-year-old playmaker has been drafted back to the Giuseppe Meazza on a loan deal to help with a crisis on the pitch.
Merkel
will act as much-needed midfield cover for injured pair Gennaro Gattuso
and Alberto Aquilani, and may find himself featuring for the Scudetto
holders regularly as Kevin Prince-Boateng has also picked up a knock.
Unlucky Angela, there's always the summer transfer window ...