Pirlo to stay!

AC Milan maestro Andrea Pirlo continues to be linked with Chelsea, especially after president Silvio Berlusconi hinted the midfielder could re-join former coach Carlo Ancelotti, but the player's agent, Tulio Tinti, insists his client will stay at the San Siro.

"Pirlo is a player of Milan, he has a contract and we respect contracts," he stated to Sky Sport 24.

"We're not concerned by the words from Berlusconi."

The agent then turned his attention to another one of his clients, Marco Borriello, who has been rumoured to be included in a swap deal with Wolfsburg star Edin Dzeko.

"He is an important player and will remain at Milan," he concluded.

Borriello spent a majority of last season injured, spending seven months in the treatment room.