(adds Roma denying Chivu talks)
MILAN, June 20 - AS Roma midfielder David Pizarro
is now fully owned by the Serie A side after they came to an
agreement with Inter Milan, who had previously held half his
registration.
Roma said in a statement on Wednesday that the deal was
worth 5.75 million euros ($7.72 million).
The Chilean was instrumental in helping Roma finish second
behind champions Inter in Serie A last season. He spent the
2005/06 campaign with Inter having previously been at Udinese.
Italian media speculated that the deal could have paved the
way for Roma's Romanian defender Cristian Chivu to go to Inter.
However, Roma later issued a statement saying they were not
in talks to sell their main defender and that the discussions
with Inter were only connected with the Pizarro deal.